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

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

Introduced: January 30, 2003 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
Jul 10, 2003
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Jan 30, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1814)
Jan 30, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1814)
Jan 30, 2003
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 July 10, 2003

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 4, 2003
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 18, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 249: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-249/
MLA
"S. 249: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-249/.
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S. 249, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-249/.
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[S. 249: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-249/)
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