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A bill to amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of the death gratuity with respect to members of the Armed Forces without a surviving spouse who are survived…

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A bill to amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of the death gratuity with respect to members of the Armed Forces without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child.

Introduced: February 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 16, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides that, in the case of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while serving on active duty or inactive duty for training, and who dies without a surviving spouse but with one or more children under age 18 who will be in the custody of a parent, brother, or sister, the death gratuity for such member shall be payable to such parent, brother, or sister as designated by the member.

What's happening now February 16, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 27, 2007
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 9, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 659: A bill to amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of the death gratuity with respect to members of the Armed Forces without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-659/
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"S. 659: A bill to amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of the death gratuity with respect to members of the Armed Forces without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-659/.
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S. 659, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-659/.
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