Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R LoveSponsor

70 cosponsors · 32 D, 38 R

R McMorris Rodgers JM

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

This bill revises the effective date for reductions or discontinuances of Department of Veterans Affairs compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions by reason of marriage, remarriage, or death.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 19, 2015

Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act

The effective date is changed from the last day of the month before a marriage, remarriage, or death occurs to the last day of the month during which the event occurs.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act

Latest action (May 18, 2016): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 8.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 19, 2015

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

No recorded floor vote found.