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S. 249 · 108th Congress

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a…

Full title

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

HCD ClintonSponsor
10 cosponsors · 8 D, 2 R
KHR Hutchison JLD Lieberman PMD Murray JKD Kerry JRD Rockefeller MLD Landrieu HRD Reid BLD Lincoln JSR Sessions RDD Durbin

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Provides that the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not bar the payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation to which such spouse was previously entitled.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 30, 2003
Provides that the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not bar the payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation to which such spouse was previously entitled.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.

Latest action (Jul 10, 2003): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 30, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.