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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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U.S. House passes G.I. insurance bill reopening program to disabled WWII and Korean War veterans, enabling Senate action on stalled compensation increase for 2 million veterans by 13% costing $98 million. Bill heads to conference.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prospects for increased compensation payments to disabled veterans were brighter Saturday as a result of House passage of a G.I. insurance bill.
The compensation bill has been held up for several years in the Senate, waiting for House action on a bill to reopen the government insurance program to World War II and Korean war veterans.
Although the bill passed Thursday by the House reopens the program only to disabled veterans injured during their service, it fulfills the House side of the bargain and the compensation bill is expected to be brought up soon in the Senate. It has already passed the House.
The bill would boost disability compensation payments an average of 13 per cent to 2 million veterans. It would cost about $98 million.
The insurance bill now goes to a House-Senate conference to try to work out an agreement between the different versions each body passed.
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Washington
Event Date
Thursday
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the bill reopens the insurance program only to disabled veterans injured during service; boosts disability compensation payments an average of 13 percent to 2 million veterans at a cost of about $98 million; now goes to house-senate conference.
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House passage of a G.I. insurance bill to reopen the government insurance program to World War II and Korean War disabled veterans injured during service, fulfilling House action to allow Senate progress on a held-up compensation bill that has already passed the House.