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HR 5982 115th Congress Government Operations and Politics

To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the gratuity owed upon death of an employee in connection with the employee's service with an Armed Force, to limit the amount of any death gratuity…

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To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the gratuity owed upon death of an employee in connection with the employee's service with an Armed Force, to limit the amount of any death gratuity paid upon the death of a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2018 See on congress.gov
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5982: To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the gratuity owed upon death of an employee in connection with the employee's service with an Armed Force, to limit the amount of any death gratuity paid upon the death of a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5982/
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"H.R. 5982: To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the gratuity owed upon death of an employee in connection with the employee's service with an Armed Force, to limit the amount of any death gratuity paid upon the death of a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5982/.
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H.R. 5982, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5982/.
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[H.R. 5982: To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the gratuity owed upon death of an employee in connection with the employee's service with an Armed Force, to limit the amount of any death gratuity paid upon the death of a Member of Congress, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5982/)
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