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The bill was referred to the United States House Committee on Appropriations. The bill was one of the October 2013 mini-continuing resolutions passed by the House during the United States federal government shutdown of 2013. On October 3, 2013 the House voted in Roll Call Vote 516 to pass the bill 265–160. [6]
GOP Sens. Roy Blunt, Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall all previously supported funds to help vets exposed to toxins and burn pits. But this time, politics took the wheel. | Editorial
The bill passed the Senate by 86–11 on August 2, 2022, amid pressure from the veteran groups and other activists. There was no change in the funding mechanism or of the bill's text between the first and the second Senate vote. [13] [14] [11] On August 10, 2022, it was signed into law by President Joe Biden. [15]
Veterans’ groups were blindsided by a last-minute change of heart from Republicans, who joined Sens. Tillis and Burr in opposing a bill that addresses toxic exposure by veterans.
The Republican said she voted against some massive omnibus bills that might have supported veterans, because “I’m not voting for something that we have 22 hours to read that’s over 2,000 ...
The Veteran Access to Care Act of 2014 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on June 9, 2014, by Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL). [18] The bill was referred to the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. On June 20, 2014, the House voted to pass the bill in Roll Call Vote 287 by a vote of 426–0. [18]
U.S. Senate Republicans are holding a veterans health care bill hostage now that Manchin is on board with a reconciliation bill. But Risch and Crapo have always opposed the bill. | Opinion
After earlier passing the House and Senate in different forms in May 2008 mainly with support from Democrats and a few Republicans, a bipartisan deal was brokered and the bill passed as an amendment to H.R. 2642, the FY08 Supplemental Appropriations Bill, commonly referred to as the War Funding Bill. On June 19, 2008 the veteran education ...