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HR 968 109th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2005.

Introduced: June 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security FamiliesLabor and EmploymentMilitary dependentsMilitary pensions
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Retired military personnelSocial WelfareSurvivors' benefits
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends Federal provisions relating to the military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) to change from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2005, the effective date on or after which no reduction may be made in the retired pay of an SBP participant for any month after the later of: (1) the 360th month for which such pay was so reduced; and (2) the month during which the participant attains 70 years of age.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 10 Republican 9 Independent 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2006
Davis, Artur
· Apr 6, 2006
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 29, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· Feb 14, 2006
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 27, 2005
Bean, Melissa
· Sep 20, 2005
GORDON, BART
· Sep 13, 2005
TAYLOR, GENE
· Jun 7, 2005
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 23, 2005
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· May 23, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· May 23, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· May 23, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 5, 2005
TANNER, JOHN
· May 5, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Apr 28, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 28, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 27, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 21, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Apr 14, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 12, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Apr 12, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 12, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Apr 12, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 12, 2005
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 5, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 5, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Feb 17, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Feb 17, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 17, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 17, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 17, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 968: To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2005.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-968/
MLA
"H.R. 968: To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2005.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-968/.
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H.R. 968, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-968/.
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