S 659
110th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Families
Grandparents
Labor and Employment
Military pensions
Parents
Siblings
Single people
Survivors' benefits
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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 16, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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