Paying Reservists/The Legislative Vehicle for the Senate's Comprehensive VA Reform Package (H.R. 3230)

What is H.R. 3230?

(Updated September 13, 2016)

This bill was enacted on August 7, 2014

This bill does two things. Originally, the bill was crafted as means to provide pay and allowances to Armed Forces reservists. The House passed that bill in October 2013, then sent it to the Senate. On June 11th, 2014, the Senate passed the bill, too, and also added, as an amendment, the comprehensive VA reform package agreed to by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). That bill deals with many aspects of VA reform and veterans' health, and can be found here. 

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Impact

The bill affects a multitude of aspects relating to veterans health and the Veterans Administration (VA).

Cost of H.R. 3230

The original cost of the bill was $5 million; the Sanders/McCain legislation that was added as an amendment has an estimated cost of $2 billion.

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