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• Other Bill Titles

• Official: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve low-vision benefits matters, matters relating to burial and memorial affairs, and other matters under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. as amended by senate.
• Official: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, to provide for the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification purposes, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide an educational assistance allowance for qualifying work study activities, and to authorize the provision of bronze representations of the letter "V" for the graves of eligible individuals buried in private cemeteries in lieu of Government-provided headstones or markers. as amended by house.
• Official: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and for other purposes. as introduced.
• Short: Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 as enacted.
• Short: Blinded Veterans Paired Organ Act of 2007 as passed senate.
• Short: Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act as passed house.
• Short: Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act as reported to house.
• Short: Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act as introduced.

Voting History

All Bill Actions

• Enacted on Dec 26, 2007. Became Public Law No: 110-157.
• Signed on Dec 26, 2007.
• Dec 19, 2007. Presented to President.
• Dec 17, 2007. Cleared for White House.
• Dec 17, 2007: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Dec 17, 2007: Senate agreed to House amendments (text and title) to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Dec 12, 2007: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.
• Dec 11, 2007: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 855.
• Nov 02, 2007: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Nov 02, 2007: See also S. 1163.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Nov 02, 2007. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Nov 02, 2007: Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.1163 as amended.
• Nov 02, 2007: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
• Nov 02, 2007: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
• Mar 22, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
• Mar 21, 2007: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
• Passed roll in the House on Mar 21, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 175).
• Mar 21, 2007: Considered as unfinished business.
• Mar 21, 2007: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
• Mar 21, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 797.
• Mar 21, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Mar 21, 2007: Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Mar 20, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28..
• Mar 20, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-57.
• Added to calendar on Mar 15, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Mar 15, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Mar 15, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
• Mar 13, 2007: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
• Mar 13, 2007: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Mar 02, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
• Feb 05, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
• Introduced on Feb 05, 2007.

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