H.R. 5982

Summary

H.R. 5982, the Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 7, 2025 by Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and last saw action on Nov 8, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Record

Text

H.R. 5982 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 5982 IH: Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5982  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 7, 2025   Ms. Stansbury  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to clarify that military retirement pay shall not be considered to be a social insurance payment.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act  .
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Military retirement pay
Section 4(a–1)(ii) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 354(a–1)(ii)) is amended by inserting after  any other social insurance payments under any law  the following:  (except for a qualified military benefit (as defined in section 134(b) of title 26, United States Code)) .

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To amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to clarify that military retirement pay shall not be considered to be a social insurance payment.

Sponsors

Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D) sponsors H.R. 5982, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Melanie Stansbury

Rep. · D–NM-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 7, 2025

Steve Cohen

Rep. · D–TN-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 19, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 5982 went before 2 committees: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

Referred to · Nov 8, 2025 · 47 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Nov 7, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5982 has taken 3 actions since Nov 7, 2025, the latest on Nov 8, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5982 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5982 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act — Display Title
• Veteran Benefits Enhancement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to clarify that military retirement pay shall not be considered to be a social insurance payment. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5982 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Economics/Economic Development, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Railroads, Transportation, Trucking/Shipping.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5982 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5982’s is Labor and Employment.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com