Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Protection Act

Richard Blumenthal

Democrat · CT · Senator

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• Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME)Original· 2026-03-19
• Bernard Sanders (I-VT)Original· 2026-03-19
• Patty Murray (D-WA)Original· 2026-03-19
• Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)Original· 2026-03-19
• Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)Original· 2026-03-19
• Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)Original· 2026-03-19
• Jacky Rosen (D-NV)· 2026-04-14

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

2026-04-29

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This bill would protect veterans' benefits by preventing certain debts or legal judgments from being used to reduce or take away the disability payments and other benefits that veterans receive from the government. The measure aims to ensure that veterans can keep their earned benefits even if they owe money to creditors or face other financial obligations, safeguarding the income that many disabled veterans depend on to support themselves and their families.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4140 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4140 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 19, 2026 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. King, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Carlton H. Ingram Veterans' Benefits Protection Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES. Section 1155 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following: ``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(b) Beneficial Effects of Medication or Treatment.--(1) The schedule of ratings adopted and applied under subsection (a) shall be constructed to discount the beneficial effects of medication or treatment, when evidence can be used to establish a baseline without those beneficial effects. ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to preclude a veteran from seeking compensation for additional disabilities resulting from medication or treatment for an underlying injury suffered or disease contracted in line of duty, or for aggravation of a preexisting injury suffered or disease contract in line of duty, in the active military, naval, air, or space service.''. <all>

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