SPACE-A
- Last Action
- 3/23/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- 2017-02-07Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-07 (00)
Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 or SPACE-A
This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total on the same basis as such transportation is provided to members of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
Cosponsors (20)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Filemon Vela (D-TX)
- C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
- David Reichert (R-WA)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Stevan Pearce (R-NM)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
Subjects
- Aviation and airports
- Disability and paralysis
- Disability assistance
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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