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S 1451 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Disability and paralysis Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015

Introduced: May 21, 2015 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2015
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-212.
May 21, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay burial and funeral expenses, accrued benefits, dependency and indemnity compensation, and non-service connected disability or death pension amounts to a survivor of a veteran who has not filed a formal claim if the VA determines that the record contains sufficient evidence to establish the survivor's entitlement to such benefits.

What's happening now September 16, 2015

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-212.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 677 Related bill American Heroes COLA Act of 2015
  • HR 6062 Related bill SERVICE Act
  • HR 2691 Identical bill Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1451: Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1451/
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"S. 1451: Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1451/.
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S. 1451, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1451/.
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