Amendment110th Congress
4979
- Amendment Number
- 4979
- Purpose
- To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.
- Congress
- 110
- Type
- SAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Latest Action Text
- Amendment SA 4979 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 2. Record Vote Number: 199.
- Proposed Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Submitted Date
- Jun 6, 2008
- Chamber
- Senate
- Update Date
- Mar 30, 2018
- Party
- D
- State
- FL
- Full Name
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
- Last Name
- NELSON
- First Name
- CLARENCE
- Bioguide Id
- N000032
- Middle Name
- WILLIAM
- Party
- R
- State
- NE
- Full Name
- Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
- Last Name
- HAGEL
- First Name
- CHUCK
- Bioguide Id
- H001028
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 6, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- R
- State
- AL
- Full Name
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]
- Last Name
- Sessions
- First Name
- Jeff
- Bioguide Id
- S001141
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 6, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- WA
- Full Name
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
- Last Name
- Murray
- First Name
- Patty
- Bioguide Id
- M001111
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 6, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- Yes
- Party
- D
- State
- NY
- Full Name
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
- Last Name
- CLINTON
- First Name
- HILLARY
- Bioguide Id
- C001041
- Middle Name
- R
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 19, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- ND
- Full Name
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]
- Last Name
- DORGAN
- First Name
- BYRON
- Bioguide Id
- D000432
- Middle Name
- LESLIE
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 19, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- AR
- Full Name
- Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
- Last Name
- LINCOLN
- First Name
- BLANCHE
- Bioguide Id
- L000035
- Middle Name
- LAMBERT
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 19, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- MO
- Full Name
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
- Last Name
- McCaskill
- First Name
- Claire
- Bioguide Id
- M001170
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 19, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- AR
- Full Name
- Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
- Last Name
- Pryor
- First Name
- Mark
- Bioguide Id
- P000590
- Middle Name
- Lunsford
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 19, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- OR
- Full Name
- Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
- Last Name
- SMITH
- First Name
- GORDON
- Bioguide Id
- S001142
- Middle Name
- H.
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 19, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- ME
- Full Name
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
- Last Name
- Snowe
- First Name
- Olympia
- Bioguide Id
- S000663
- Middle Name
- J.
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 19, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- DE
- Full Name
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]
- Last Name
- BIDEN
- First Name
- JOSEPH
- Bioguide Id
- B000444
- Middle Name
- ROBINETTE
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 24, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- IL
- Full Name
- Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL]
- Last Name
- Obama
- First Name
- Barack
- Bioguide Id
- O000167
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 24, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- IL
- Full Name
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
- Last Name
- Durbin
- First Name
- Richard
- Bioguide Id
- D000563
- Middle Name
- J.
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 24, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- WA
- Full Name
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
- Last Name
- Cantwell
- First Name
- Maria
- Bioguide Id
- C000127
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 24, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- MT
- Full Name
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
- Last Name
- Tester
- First Name
- Jon
- Bioguide Id
- T000464
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 24, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- GA
- Full Name
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
- Last Name
- Isakson
- First Name
- Johnny
- Bioguide Id
- I000055
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 26, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- NM
- Full Name
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]
- Last Name
- BINGAMAN
- First Name
- JESSE
- Bioguide Id
- B000468
- Middle Name
- FRANCIS
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 26, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- CA
- Full Name
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
- Last Name
- BOXER
- First Name
- BARBARA
- Bioguide Id
- B000711
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 26, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- CT
- Full Name
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
- Last Name
- DODD
- First Name
- CHRISTOPHER
- Bioguide Id
- D000388
- Middle Name
- JOHN
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 26, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- SD
- Full Name
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
- Last Name
- JOHNSON
- First Name
- TIM
- Bioguide Id
- J000177
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 26, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- LA
- Full Name
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
- Last Name
- LANDRIEU
- First Name
- MARY
- Bioguide Id
- L000550
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 26, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- FL
- Full Name
- Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL]
- Last Name
- Martinez
- First Name
- Mel
- Bioguide Id
- M001162
- Sponsorship Date
- Jun 26, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- I
- State
- VT
- Full Name
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
- Last Name
- Sanders
- First Name
- Bernard
- Bioguide Id
- S000033
- Sponsorship Date
- Jul 8, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- CA
- Full Name
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
- Last Name
- Feinstein
- First Name
- Dianne
- Bioguide Id
- F000062
- Sponsorship Date
- Jul 8, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- IA
- Full Name
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
- Last Name
- HARKIN
- First Name
- THOMAS
- Bioguide Id
- H000206
- Middle Name
- RICHARD
- Sponsorship Date
- Jul 15, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- VA
- Full Name
- Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA]
- Last Name
- Webb
- First Name
- James
- Bioguide Id
- W000803
- Middle Name
- H. "Jim"
- Sponsorship Date
- Jul 16, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- MA
- Full Name
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
- Last Name
- KENNEDY
- First Name
- EDWARD
- Bioguide Id
- K000105
- Middle Name
- MOORE
- Sponsorship Date
- Jul 22, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- MA
- Full Name
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
- Last Name
- KERRY
- First Name
- JOHN
- Bioguide Id
- K000148
- Middle Name
- FORBES
- Sponsorship Date
- Jul 24, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- NM
- Full Name
- Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]
- Last Name
- DOMENICI
- First Name
- PETE
- Bioguide Id
- D000407
- Middle Name
- VICHI
- Sponsorship Date
- Jul 24, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- VT
- Full Name
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
- Last Name
- Leahy
- First Name
- Patrick
- Bioguide Id
- L000174
- Sponsorship Date
- Jul 24, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- CO
- Full Name
- Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO]
- Last Name
- Salazar
- First Name
- Ken
- Bioguide Id
- S001163
- Sponsorship Date
- Jul 24, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- ME
- Full Name
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
- Last Name
- Collins
- First Name
- Susan
- Bioguide Id
- C001035
- Middle Name
- M.
- Sponsorship Date
- Aug 1, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- TX
- Full Name
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
- Last Name
- HUTCHISON
- First Name
- KAY
- Bioguide Id
- H001016
- Middle Name
- BAILEY
- Sponsorship Date
- Aug 1, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- MO
- Full Name
- Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
- Last Name
- BOND
- First Name
- CHRISTOPHER
- Bioguide Id
- B000611
- Middle Name
- S.
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 8, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- MD
- Full Name
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
- Last Name
- Cardin
- First Name
- Ben
- Bioguide Id
- C000141
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 8, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- MN
- Full Name
- Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN]
- Last Name
- Coleman
- First Name
- Norm
- Bioguide Id
- C001057
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 8, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- NY
- Full Name
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
- Last Name
- Schumer
- First Name
- Charles
- Bioguide Id
- S000148
- Middle Name
- E.
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 8, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- SD
- Full Name
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
- Last Name
- Thune
- First Name
- John
- Bioguide Id
- T000250
- Middle Name
- R.
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 8, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- TN
- Full Name
- Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
- Last Name
- Alexander
- First Name
- Lamar
- Bioguide Id
- A000360
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 9, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- OK
- Full Name
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
- Last Name
- Inhofe
- First Name
- Jim
- Bioguide Id
- I000024
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 9, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- NJ
- Full Name
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
- Last Name
- LAUTENBERG
- First Name
- FRANK
- Bioguide Id
- L000123
- Middle Name
- R.
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- R
- State
- NH
- Full Name
- Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH]
- Last Name
- Sununu
- First Name
- John
- Bioguide Id
- S001078
- Middle Name
- E.
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Party
- D
- State
- OR
- Full Name
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
- Last Name
- Wyden
- First Name
- Ron
- Bioguide Id
- W000779
- Sponsorship Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Is Original Cosponsor
- No
- Type
- S
- Title
- Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
- Number
- 3001
- Congress
- 110
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Origin Chamber Code
- S
- Update Date Including Text
- Apr 7, 2025
- Text
- Amendment SA 4979 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 2. Record Vote Number: 199.
- Type
- Floor
- Action Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Source System
- Code
- 0
- Name
- Senate
- Recorded Votes
- Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 110
- Roll Number
- 199
- Session Number
- 2
- Text
- Amendment SA 4979 proposed by Senator Nelson FL. (consideration: CR S8240-8242, S8244-8250, S8264-8266; text: CR S8240) To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.
- Type
- Floor
- Action Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Source System
- Code
- 0
- Name
- Senate
- Text
- Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 4979 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 2. Record Vote Number: 199.
- Type
- Floor
- Action Code
- 97000
- Action Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Source System
- Code
- 9
- Name
- Library of Congress
- Recorded Votes
- Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 110
- Roll Number
- 199
- Session Number
- 2
- Text
- Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4979 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 2. Record Vote Number: 199.
- Type
- Floor
- Action Code
- 94000
- Action Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Source System
- Code
- 9
- Name
- Library of Congress
- Recorded Votes
- Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 110
- Roll Number
- 199
- Session Number
- 2
- Text
- Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4979 proposed by Senator Nelson FL.(consideration: CR S8240-8242, S8244-8250, S8264-8266; text: CR S8240)
- Type
- Floor
- Action Code
- 93000
- Action Date
- Sep 10, 2008
- Source System
- Code
- 9
- Name
- Library of Congress
- Text
- Senate amendment submitted
- Type
- Floor
- Action Code
- 91000
- Action Date
- Jun 6, 2008
- Source System
- Code
- 9
- Name
- Library of Congress