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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: July 22, 2024 See on congress.gov
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 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
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.
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced in House
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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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10 Republican 2
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 17, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Jul 22, 2024
Jackson, Jeff
· Apr 18, 2023
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 17, 2023
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Apr 17, 2023
 D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2023
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Apr 17, 2023
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Apr 17, 2023
 R
LaLota, Nick
New York · Apr 17, 2023
 D
Ryan, Patrick
New York · Apr 17, 2023
 D
Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Mar 30, 2023
Wenstrup, Brad
· Mar 29, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 6, 2023
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 6, 2023
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 854: Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-854/
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"H.R. 854: Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-854/.
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H.R. 854, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-854/.
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