H.R. 5688 · 98th Congress · enacted
Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1984
Became Public Law No: 98-543.
Latest official action 1984-10-24 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Veterans' Compensation Amendments for Fiscal Year 1985 - Title I: Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation - Part A: Rate Increases - Increases the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; and (4) dependency and indemnity compensation. Part B: Compensation Program Amendments - Includes lupus erythematosus systemic among the chronic diseases considered to be service-connected for purposes of veterans' benefits if it manifests itself to a degree of ten percent or more within one year of separation from service. Decreases from 50 to 30 percent the percentage of disability required to make a peacetime service-connected disabled veteran eligible to receive additional compensation for dependents. Title II: Other Veterans' Program Improvements - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish the Advisory Committee on Veterans Exposed to Ionizing Radiation to advise the Administrator on benefits provided, compensation needs of veterans, dependents, and survivors, and disabilities or disorders stemming from a veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during active military service. Requires the Committee to report to the Administrator by July 1, 1985, and biannually thereafter on activities of the Veterans Administration and recommendations f…
Congressional Research Service · 1984-05-21
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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
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$232,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marcy Kaptur
House · OH District 9 · Democratic
$1,136,770PAC receipts · 2025–2026
34 of 34 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.
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$15,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$15,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$14,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$12,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$12,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFAIR SHOT PAC$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGROWTH ENERGY PAC$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THE$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLA BAMBA PAC$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMATERION CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMOMS FED UP$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEW VOICE PAC$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOHIO CORN AND WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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