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Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020

Introduced: September 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Sep 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 16, 2020
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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 September 16, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6933 Related bill Caring for Survivors Act of 2020
  • HR 8559 Related bill Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 3, 2020
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Oct 21, 2020
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 22, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4594: Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4594/
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