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HR 3221 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: June 12, 2019 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019

This bill creates an allowance for a deceased veteran's or deceased service member's surviving spouse who is receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs. DIC is a monthly payment made to survivors and dependents of (1) certain veterans, and (2) service members killed while on active military duty. The bill provides a formula for calculating the monthly rate of the allowance based on the DIC amount the spouse is entitled to receive.

Payment amounts under the Survivor Benefit Plan shall not be affected by the implementation of the DIC allowance.

What's happening now June 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1047 Identical bill Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 11 Republican 5
D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Oct 30, 2020
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Oct 30, 2020
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Aug 21, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Aug 14, 2020
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 11, 2020
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 10, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Sep 9, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 30, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Aug 16, 2019
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 24, 2019
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 5, 2019
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Gooden, Lance
Texas · Jun 12, 2019
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 12, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3221: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3221/
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"H.R. 3221: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3221/.
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H.R. 3221, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3221/.
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