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HR 1108 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Families Labor and Employment Remarriage Social Welfare Survivors' benefits Veterans' pensions Widowers Widows Women

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.

Introduced: March 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 20, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Provides that the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not bar the payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation to which such spouse was previously entitled.
What's happening now April 11, 2002

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1108: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1108/
MLA
"H.R. 1108: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1108/.
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H.R. 1108, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1108/.
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[H.R. 1108: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1108/)
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