HR 854 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity Act

Introduced: February 6, 2023 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 29, 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Mar 6, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Feb 6, 2023

Introduced in House

Feb 6, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity Act

This bill addresses restrictions on benefits for surviving spouses of service members.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the termination of the payment of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan for certain surviving spouses of service members who died while on active duty solely because the surviving spouse remarries. The Department of Defense must resume payment of an annuity to surviving spouses who remarried before the age of 55 and before the enactment of this bill.

The remarriage of a surviving spouse of a veteran does not bar the provision of dependency and indemnity compensation, regardless of their age when they remarried. The Department of Veterans Affairs must resume payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses who remarried before the age of 57 prior to the enactment of this bill.

What's happening now March 29, 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Committees of jurisdiction 3