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HR 1491 101th Congress House

To guarantee cost-of-living adjustments in fiscal year 1990 for persons receiving retired pay or an annuity under military retirement and survivor benefit programs.

Introduced: April 4, 1989 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AnnuitiesCost of living adjustmentsMilitary pensionsSurvivors' benefitsVeterans' benefits
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Mar 28, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 20, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 20, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the cost-of-living adjustments in FY 1990 for persons receiving military retired pay or an annuity under a veterans' survivors' benefits program to take effect.

Prohibits any reduction or suspension of such adjustments under any presidential order or any other provision of law, except applicable Federal armed forces provisions.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 18, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 4, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1491: To guarantee cost-of-living adjustments in fiscal year 1990 for persons receiving retired pay or an annuity under military retirement and survivor benefit programs.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1491/
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"H.R. 1491: To guarantee cost-of-living adjustments in fiscal year 1990 for persons receiving retired pay or an annuity under military retirement and survivor benefit programs.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1491/.
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H.R. 1491, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1491/.
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