House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a of such title.
Sponsor: Rep. Adam Smith D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2009
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 6, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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
44 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 37 Democrats
6 of 44 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Joe Baca (D-CA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Parker Griffith (R-AL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), John Hall (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Steve Kagen (D-WI), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Suzanne Kosmas (D-FL), Ben Luján (D-NM), James McGovern (D-MA), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Harry Mitchell (D-AZ), Tim Murphy (R-PA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Glenn Nye (D-VA), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Collin Peterson (D-MN) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adam Smith.
- H.Res. 627 (111th) Honoring the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard of the State of Washington, including the 81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy) of the…
- H.Res. 1208 (111th) Supporting the goals of World Intellectual Property Day.
- H.Res. 939 (111th) Extending condolences to the families of Sergeant Mark Renninger, Officer Tina Griswold, Officer Ronald Owens, and Officer Greg Richards.
- H.R. 5120 (111th) Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010
- H.R. 4299 (111th) To authorize a capitalization of self-sustainable social services grant program to provide workforce development opportunities and…
- H.R. 3257 (111th) Military Family Leave Act of 2009
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.