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Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2021

Introduced: March 29, 2021 Introduced by: Davidson, Warren Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to get a medical opinion to determine if a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of death in situations where a veteran's death certificate identifies COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as the principal or contributory cause of death, the certificate does not clearly identify any of the veteran's service-connected disabilities as the principal or contributory cause of death, and a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation is filed with respect to the veteran.

What's happening now March 16, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 4 Republican 8
R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · May 27, 2022
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Jan 13, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 5, 2021
 R
Cloud, Michael
Texas · Nov 1, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 17, 2021
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Aug 31, 2021
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · May 4, 2021
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Apr 20, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· Apr 13, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Apr 8, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Mar 29, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 29, 2021
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Mar 17, 2021
O'Halleran, Tom
· Mar 3, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 2, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Feb 11, 2021
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 3, 2021
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 746: Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-746/
MLA
"H.R. 746: Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-746/.
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H.R. 746, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-746/.
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