H.R. 8559 · 116th Congress
Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act
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HayesSponsor7 cosponsors · 5 D, 2 R
6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill adjusts the amount that the Department of Veterans Affairs pays to surviving spouses and children of veterans who were rated as totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 9, 2020
Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act
This bill adjusts the amount that the Department of Veterans Affairs pays to surviving spouses and children of veterans who were rated as totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.
Additionally, the bill authorizes the furnishing of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses who remarry after the age of 55.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act
Latest action (Oct 9, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 9, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.