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HR 156 110th Congress House

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…

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: February 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security DisabledEx-prisoners of warFamiliesLabor and Employment
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Survivors' benefitsVeterans' disability compensationVeterans' pensions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 4, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 19, 2007

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 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).
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 18, 2007
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 18, 2007
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 1, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 12, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 6, 2007
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 5, 2007
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 5, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 156: 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.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-156/
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"H.R. 156: 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.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-156/.
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H.R. 156, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-156/.
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[H.R. 156: 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/110-HR-156/)
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