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S 2602 107th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Families Labor and Employment Remarriage Survivors' benefits Veterans' pensions Widowers Widows Women

A bill 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: June 10, 2002 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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Jun 10, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 10, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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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 June 10, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 24, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2602: A bill 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-S-2602/
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"S. 2602: A bill 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-S-2602/.
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S. 2602, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2602/.
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[S. 2602: A bill 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-S-2602/)
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