H.R. 6416 · 114th Congress · enacted
Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-315.
Latest official action 2016-12-16 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 TITLE I--DISABILITY COMPENSATION MATTERS (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay burial and funeral expenses, accrued benefits, dependency and indemnity compensation, and non-service connected disability or death pension amounts to a survivor of a veteran who has not filed a formal claim if the record contains sufficient evidence to establish the survivor's entitlement to such benefits. The date of receipt of an application for such benefits shall be the earlier of: (1) the date on which the survivor notifies the VA of the veteran's death through a death certificate (or other relevant medical evidence establishing the survivor's entitlement) indicating that the death was due to a service-connected or compensable disability or (2) the date on which any other federal agency notifies the VA of the veteran's death. The VA shall report to Congress on benefits paid pursuant to covered claims. (Sec. 102) The Board of Veterans' Appeals shall, for purposes of scheduling a veteran's appeal hearing at the earliest possible date, determine whether to provide such hearing: (1) at its principal location or at another VA or federal facility within the regional VA's area, and (2) through the use of video conferencing or by an appellant's personal appearance. The b…
Congressional Research Service · 2016-12-16
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Gus M. Bilirakis
House · FL District 12 · Republican
$935,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Bost
House · IL District 12 · Republican
$897,354PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
House · AS · Republican
$18,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
5 of 5 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,988
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$17,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$16,000
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$15,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$15,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$11,850
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $11,850
Official PAC recordAMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)$11,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$11,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATON PAC (LABPAC)$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE (ACRO PAC)$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL ADVISORS, INC. PAC$10,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGROWTH ENERGY PAC$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE PAC AKA HALLWAY PAC FEDERAL$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$10,000
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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