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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated…

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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training.

Introduced: March 26, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
Apr 11, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 2, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 2, 2003
Received in the House.
Apr 2, 2003
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 1, 2003
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4647-4648; text as passed Senate: CR S4648)
Apr 1, 2003
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4647-4648; text as passed Senate: CR S4648)
Mar 27, 2003
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 55.
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4440-4441)
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to the surviving spouse of a member of the reserves not otherwise eligible for such annuity who dies from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during inactive-duty training.
What's happening now April 11, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 26, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 712: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-712/
MLA
"S. 712: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-712/.
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S. 712, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-712/.
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[S. 712: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated while on inactive-duty training.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-712/)
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