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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
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