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
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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