Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4994
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2016-04-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents

Civil actions and liability

Health care costs and insurance

Life, casualty, property insurance

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill exempts the following payments from annual income determinations with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans: (1) reimbursements, including insurance settlement payments, for medical expenses related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty, up to the costs of medical care provided to the victim of such event; and (2) payments for pain and suffering, including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss up to an amount determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs on a case-by-case basis.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4994 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 19, 2016 Mr. Hastings (for himself, Ms. Bordallo , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Conyers , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Deutch , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Gutiérrez , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Honda , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Jones , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Rooney of Florida , Mr. Rush , Mr. Sablan , Ms. Schakowsky , and Mr. Serrano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt reimbursements of certain medical expenses and other payments related to accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from determinations of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2016 . 2. Exclusion of certain reimbursements of medical expenses and other payments from determination of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans (a) In general Section 1503(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (12) as paragraphs (7) through (13), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph (6): (6) payments regarding— (A) reimbursements of any kind (including insurance settlement payments) for medical expenses resulting from any accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss (as defined by the Secretary), but the amount excluded under this clause shall not exceed the costs of medical care provided to the victim of the accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss; and (B) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss, but the amount excluded under this subparagraph shall not exceed an amount determined by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis; . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.