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S 1990 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Veterans' pensions and compensation

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017

Introduced: October 19, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2018
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
Oct 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017

This bill increases monthly rates for veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The VA shall pay to an individual who is eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation predicated on the death of a veteran before January 1, 1993, monthly dependency and indemnity compensation that is the greater of the amount in effect either before or after enactment of this bill.

The bill makes VA dependent and survivor income benefits payable to a surviving spouse who remarries after age 55.

What's happening now August 1, 2018

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4106 Related bill Surviving Spouses Income Security Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 16, 2018
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 11, 2018
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 19, 2017
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 6, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 19, 2017
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1990: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1990/
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"S. 1990: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1990/.
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