Senate Bill 2323
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 18, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2323
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill appropriates for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect such sums as are necessary to administer and provide benefits and services to veterans, dependents, and survivors under specified veterans' benefits laws, including those concerning:
- compensation for service-connected disability or death,
- dependency and indemnity compensation for service-connected deaths,
- pension for non-service-connected disability or death or for service,
- benefits for children of certain veterans,
- specially adapted housing for disabled veterans,
- burial benefits,
- certain educational assistance programs,
- training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and
- automobiles and adaptive equipment for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces.
Such funds shall be available until the earliest of: (1) enactment of an appropriation for any such purpose, (2) enactment of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other bill without any appropriation for such purpose, or (3) January 1, 2019.
January 18, 2018
01/18/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
01/18/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:53 PM