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HR 2223 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Death Families Labor and Employment Married people Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' pensions

To amend chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, to pay certain benefits received by veterans through the date of their death rather than through the last day of the preceding month.

Introduced: June 19, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jun 19, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 19, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Makes the day before the death of the payee (currently, the first day of the month in which the payee dies) the date of the discontinuance of veterans' disability compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension.
What's happening now June 29, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 17, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2223: To amend chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, to pay certain benefits received by veterans through the date of their death rather than through the last day of the preceding month.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2223/
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"H.R. 2223: To amend chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, to pay certain benefits received by veterans through the date of their death rather than through the last day of the preceding month.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2223/.
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H.R. 2223, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2223/.
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[H.R. 2223: To amend chapter 51 of title 38, United States Code, to pay certain benefits received by veterans through the date of their death rather than through the last day of the preceding month.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2223/)
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