An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of compensation for disabled veterans and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors; to express the sense of the Congress that increases in the rates of compensation should take effect on December 1 beginning in fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 98-223.

Became Public Law No: 98-223.

Measure Signed in Senate.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the amendments of the House by Voice Vote.

Senate agreed to the amendments of the House by Voice Vote.

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Considered by Senate.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Simpson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 98-249.

Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Simpson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 98-249.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 423.

Committee on Veterans. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee on Veterans incorporated provisions of related measures S. 859, S. 1187, S. 1401, S. 1402, S. 1403, S. 1470 in reported measure.

Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-626.

Introduced in Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.