Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R BuyerSponsor

78 cosponsors · 42 D, 36 R

R McMorris Rodgers RA

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

Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases the monthly rates of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 5, 2009

Prohibits benefits under any other law (other than duplication of benefits) from being reduced or offset because the surviving spouse is eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009

Latest action (Oct 8, 2009): Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: May 5, 2009

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

No recorded floor vote found.