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HR 633 101th Congress House

Forgotten Widows and Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 1989

Official title: To amend chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, to provide a minimum monthly annuity under such chapter.

Introduced: February 28, 1989 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AnnuitiesMilitary pensionsSurvivors' benefits
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Jan 27, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 24, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forgotten Widows and Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 1989 - Amends armed forces annuity payment provisions to provide that $165 a month shall be the minimum benefit payable to a surviving spouse eligible for such annuity. Provides that any amount in excess of $165 of an annuity payment shall be considered income.

Provides the same monthly annuity to certain widows and widowers of persons who became entitled to retired or retainer pay before their death before a certain date, or who chose not to provide their spouse with an annuity and died before a certain date.

Prohibits a monthly annuity from being reduced to less than $165 a month when such annuity is reduced because there is no longer a dependent child or because the widow or widower attains age 62.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 28, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 633: Forgotten Widows and Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-633/
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