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HR 5435 106th Congress House

Veterans' Families Protection Act of 2000

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses and children of certain veter… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses and children of certain veterans with a service-connected disability that was continuously rated totally disabling for a period of one or more years immediately preceding death.

Introduced: October 10, 2000 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security DisabledFamiliesLabor and EmploymentSurvivors' benefits
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Veterans' disability compensationVeterans' pensions
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Oct 10, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 10, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 7, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans' Families Protection Act of 2000 - Authorizes the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the surviving spouses and children of veterans with a service-connected disability that was continuously rated totally disabling for a period of one or more (currently ten or more) years immediately preceding death.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5435: Veterans' Families Protection Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5435/
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"H.R. 5435: Veterans' Families Protection Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5435/.
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H.R. 5435, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5435/.
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