S 4594
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Disability assistance
Marriage and family status
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020
Introduced: September 16, 2020
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020
This bill adjusts the amount that the Department of Veterans Affairs pays to surviving spouses and children of veterans who were rated as totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.
Additionally, the bill authorizes the furnishing of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses who remarry after the age of 55.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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