Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 15, 2018Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 5301
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requiring a surviving spouse of a veteran to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 15, 2018)
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring a veteran's surviving spouse to return payments of dependent's compensation or of a pension as a married veteran for the month in which the veteran dies.
What just happenedMar 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4](D-OR)Sponsor
23 cosponsors15 D8 R
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- Introduced in HouseMar 15, 2018
- Mar 15, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House