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HR 4741 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Veterans' pensions and compensation

Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2014

Introduced: May 22, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 3, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 22, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2014 - Increases the monthly rates of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Prohibits benefits under any other law (other than duplication of benefits) from being reduced or offset because the surviving spouse is eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation.

What's happening now June 3, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 18, 2014
Braley, Bruce
· Sep 16, 2014
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 25, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 22, 2014
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 15, 2014
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Jul 9, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 9, 2014
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 24, 2014
Barrow, John
· Jun 11, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4741: Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4741/
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"H.R. 4741: Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4741/.
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H.R. 4741, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4741/.
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