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HR 4730 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

The Post-Widows Tax Repeal SBP Open Enrollment for Service-Disabled Veterans Act

Introduced: February 1, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

The Post-Widows Tax Repeal SBP Open Enrollment for Service-Disabled Veterans Act

This bill establishes an open enrollment period for the Survivor Benefit Plan for a member or former member of the uniformed services who, on the day before the first day of the enrollment period, discontinued participation in the Survivor Benefit Plan (due to spousal eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation), and is entitled to retired pay, or would be entitled to retired pay but for the fact the individual is under 60 years of age.

What's happening now July 27, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4350 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 1, 2022
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 27, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4730: The Post-Widows Tax Repeal SBP Open Enrollment for Service-Disabled Veterans Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4730/
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"H.R. 4730: The Post-Widows Tax Repeal SBP Open Enrollment for Service-Disabled Veterans Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4730/.
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H.R. 4730, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4730/.
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[H.R. 4730: The Post-Widows Tax Repeal SBP Open Enrollment for Service-Disabled Veterans Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4730/)
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