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HR 2980 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death.

Introduced: June 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Allows veterans' disability compensation benefits to be paid to the survivor of a veteran whose service-connected disability was continuously rated totally disabling for at least one year immediately preceding death. (Current law allows such survivor right of payment if the disability was rated total for periods of up to ten years under various circumstances.)

What's happening now June 26, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 27, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 23, 2010
Minnick, Walter
· Sep 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2980: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2980/
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"H.R. 2980: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2980/.
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H.R. 2980, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2980/.
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[H.R. 2980: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2980/)
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