To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requiring a surviving spouse of a veteran to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies.
USA115th CongressHR-5301| House
| Updated: 3/15/2018
Peter A. DeFazio
Democratic Representative
Oregon
Cosponsors (23)
Tom Cole (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring a veteran's surviving spouse to return payments of dependent's compensation or of a pension as a married veteran for the month in which the veteran dies.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Family relationshipsVeterans' pensions and compensation
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requiring a surviving spouse of a veteran to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies.
USA115th CongressHR-5301| House
| Updated: 3/15/2018
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring a veteran's surviving spouse to return payments of dependent's compensation or of a pension as a married veteran for the month in which the veteran dies.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Peter A. DeFazio
Democratic Representative
Oregon
Cosponsors (23)
Tom Cole (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Family relationshipsVeterans' pensions and compensation