House Approves Veterans Benefit Act of 2003

Washington – The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 2297, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003, legislation that would expand and extend benefits to veterans and their surviving spouses. H.R. 2297 was sponsored by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

“The Veterans Benefits Act would provide significant new support to veterans, particularly to disabled veterans and surviving spouses of veterans,” Chairman Smith was quoted in an article on the House Veterans Committee Web Site. “With enactment of this legislation, we will also expand the GI Bill educational program to include self-employment training programs to help veterans run their own businesses,” he said.