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S. 4140

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4140, the Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Protection Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 19, 2026 by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Apr 29, 2026: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Record

Text

S. 4140 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb4140/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4140 IS: Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Protection Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4140  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Protection Act  .
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.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-19
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) sponsors S. 4140, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 4140 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Hearings By (full committee) · Apr 29, 2026

Actions

S. 4140 has taken 3 actions since Mar 19, 2026, the latest on Apr 29, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 29, 2026
Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Mar 19, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Mar 19, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4140 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4140.

Titles

S. 4140 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Protection Act — Display Title
  • Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named S. 4140 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 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 Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS—District of Columbia11—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS12—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS11—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION11—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CARRIE ZLATOS222
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN222
EMMA ZIMMERMAN222
HALLIE KOCH222
JON RETZER112
KEVIN MILLER112
MATTHEW BROWN222
MATTHEW COFFRON222
NAOMI MATHIS112
PETER DICKINSON112
SHAMALA CAPIZZI112
ANTHONYA HOLLINS111
COURTNEY EUBANKS LISOWSKI111
COURTNEY LISOWSKI111
DANICA GONZALVES111
HEATHER ANSLEY111
JENNIFER HUNT111
JEREMY VILLANUEVA111
JOSEPH LEMAY111
JULIE HOWELL111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONSAMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS2025 second_quarter$210K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4140 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4140’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s4140/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 4140 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation to Veterans' pensions and compensation.

s4140/subjects.txt
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com