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HR 258 102th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Annuities Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits Widows

To provide benefits under the Survivor Benefit Plan to surviving spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces retired before September 21, 1972.

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Jan 17, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Uniformed Services Survivor Benefits Amendments of 1980 to entitle certain individuals who were widowed before September 21, 1972, and who are not covered by the Military Survivor Benefit Plan to an annuity.

What's happening now January 24, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 10, 1992
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 7, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 20, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 258: To provide benefits under the Survivor Benefit Plan to surviving spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces retired before September 21, 1972.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-258/
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"H.R. 258: To provide benefits under the Survivor Benefit Plan to surviving spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces retired before September 21, 1972.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-258/.
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H.R. 258, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-258/.
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