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H.R. 5982 115th Congress House

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…

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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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Oct 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill increases the death gratuity payment for survivors of a federal employee who dies in connection with service with an Armed Force or in a contingency operation (e.g., a humanitarian or peacekeeping operation).

Additionally, it limits the death gratuity payment for the surviving spouse or next of kin of a Member of Congress who dies in office.

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APA
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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