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HR 2344 109th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disabled Ex-prisoners of war Families Labor and Employment Survivors' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' pensions

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.

Introduced: May 12, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 12, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 12, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends veterans' benefit provisions to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of veterans rated totally disabled at the time of death who were former prisoners of war (currently, to the survivors of such veterans who died after September 30, 1999).
What's happening now June 1, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 25, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 12, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 12, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2344: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2344/
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"H.R. 2344: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2344/.
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H.R. 2344, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2344/.
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[H.R. 2344: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2344/)
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