House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law
To amend chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that veterans who are former prisoners of war shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability rated as total for the purposes of determining the benefits due to such veterans.
Sponsor: Rep. Hamilton Fish R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 1993
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 24, 1993 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
16 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 16 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Lucien Blackwell (D-PA), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), David Levy (R-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Susan Molinari (R-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Marge Roukema (R-NJ), Donald Sundquist (R-TN), Karen Thurman (D-FL), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Hamilton Fish.
- H.R. 572 (103rd) For the relief of Melissa Johnson.
- H.R. 3492 (103rd) United States Military Academy Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1993
- H.R. 3270 (103rd) 1995 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act
- H.R. 672 (103rd) Northern Ireland Fair Employment Practices Act
- H.J.Res. 112 (103rd) To designate May 13, 1994, as "Irish Brigade-Marine Day".
- H.R. 23 (103rd) Cooperative Productivity and Competitiveness Act of 1993
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.