A major bill funding veterans benefits was pulled from House floor Thursday after a backlash against its cuts to coverage for sleep apnea and tinnitus. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
July 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. House leadership on Thursday shelved a comprehensive veterans' benefits bill after backlash to a provision changing the rating schedule for sleep apnea and tinnitus, two of the most common service-connected disabilities.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the surprise move to postpone a floor vote was made due to what he called "misinformation" about H.R. 9237, dubbed the Take Care of America's Veterans Act.
"Our veterans affairs committee has done a great job engaging with veterans," he told Punchbowl News. "There still remains, though, a lot of misinformation out there, so instead of putting the bill on the floor this afternoon, we're going to delay it just a bit.
"We're going to have several more weeks ahead of us before we get back here in September would be my guess when we process all this again."
