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109th Congress > House > Vote 1188

Date: November 14, 2006

Result: 393-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 520

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Defense Policy Budget

Sponsor: BUYER, Stephen Earle (R-IN)

Bill number: HR6314

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Description: Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program Extension

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend through 2007: (1) the authority for health care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) due to prior participation in Department of Defense (DOD) chemical and biological warfare testing; (2) certain grants and per diem assistance for homeless veterans; (3) VA treatment and rehabilitation and additional services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans; (4) the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; and (5) VA authority to reimburse the next of kin of a deceased veteran for the placement of a government marker at a burial site in a private cemetery. Extends through June 30, 2007, VA authority for an additional educational assistance allowance for work-study performed by veterans. Expands eligibility for educational assistance under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program to include the spouse or child of a member of the Armed Forces who has a total permanent disability incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

Bill titles: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law and to expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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