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HR 3594 113th Congress House

Congressional Death Benefit Elimination Act of 2013

Official title: To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.

Introduced: November 21, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Nov 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 21, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Death Benefit Elimination Act of 2013 - Prohibits payment of death gratuities to surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3594: Congressional Death Benefit Elimination Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3594/
MLA
"H.R. 3594: Congressional Death Benefit Elimination Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3594/.
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H.R. 3594, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3594/.
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