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Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act

Introduced: January 24, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 24, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 24, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act - Requires the United States to forgive any overpayment of military retired or retainer pay for any period after the death of the recipient through the last day of the month in which such death occurs, if such payment is electronically deposited to a joint account bearing the name of the decedent and the decedent's designated beneficiary.

Provides a special effective date for the first annuity payment to a survivor under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) when an overpayment is so forgiven.

What's happening now February 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 17, 2008
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 28, 2007
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 3, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2007
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 1, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 16, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 657: Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-657/
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"H.R. 657: Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-657/.
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H.R. 657, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-657/.
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