Increase in Service Pensions for Certain Veterans and Widows of Veterans of Spanish-American War: Hearings ... Seventy-ninth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 3779, H.R. 5740, and H.R. 5741 (Bills Revised and Later Reported Under H.R. 6900) Bills to Increase the Rates of Service Pensions for Certain Veterans and Widows of Veterans of the Spanish-American War Including the Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition, Also Testimony Pertaining to H.R. 1286, H.R. 3499, and Other Related Proposals. June 20 and 26, 1946 |
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$40 monthly $50 per month 15 percent 20 percent 20-percent increase 90 days age of 65 aid and attendance ALLEN of Louisiana amended April 21 bill H. R. bill to increase BIRDSALL Boxer Rebellion BRADLEY BUCKLEY Budget China Relief Expedition Civil War veterans Committee on Pensions cost of living disability incurred enactment erans former widows HUMMER increase the rates increased to $35 June 26 less than 90 line of duty marriage date married MILLER of California mittee monthly rate pensions payable percent increase persons who served Philippine Insurrection Public Law 242 rate of $30 rate of pension rate of service regular aid report on H. R. served 70 days service in line Seventy-eighth Congress Seventy-ninth Congress Spain Spanish War veterans Spanish-American War veterans statement STEVENSON total disability Veterans of Foreign war with Spain WEICHEL widows and former widows of veterans WILLIAMSON World War II World War Veterans
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Page 3 - To liberalize the service pension laws relating to veterans of the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, and the China Relief Expedition, and their dependents.
Page 4 - ... of the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the China Relief Expedition, and for other purposes'*.
Page 2 - ... as to render them unable to earn a support, shall, upon making due proof of the fact, according to such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may provide, be placed upon the list of invalid pensioners...
Page 2 - Department, shall be included in determining the period of pensionable service: Provided further, That the provisions, limitations, and benefits of this section be, and hereby are, extended to and shall include any woman who served honorably as a nurse, chief nurse, or superintendent of the Nurse Corps under contract for ninety days or more between April 21, 1898, and February 2, 1901, inclusive...
Page 2 - Act the $60 monthly rate of pension payable for total disability to veterans of the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the China Relief Expedition under section 1 of the Act of June 2, 1930 (46 Stat.
Page 2 - An Act granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers, sailors, and nurses of the war with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the China Relief Expedition, and for other purposes", approved June 2, 1930, as amended (US C, 1940 edition, Supp.
Page 4 - That all persons who served ninety days or more in the military or naval service of the United States during the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the China Relief Expedition...
Page 4 - ... be placed on the list of invalid pensioners of the United States, and be entitled to receive...
Page 3 - Congress), granting service pensions to veterans and dependents of deceased veterans of the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the China Relief Expedition...
Page 9 - STATEMENT OF GEN. OMAR N. BRADLEY, ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS General BRADLEY. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, HR 6340 proposes three amendments to existing law. First, that there shall be no reduction of the compensation, pension, or emergency officers...