S 274 119th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Next of Kin Collections Protection Act of 2025

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

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

Jan 28, 2025

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Next of Kin Collections Protection Act of 2025

This bill modifies the effective date of a reduction or discontinuance of a Department of Veterans Affairs pension under an existing rating or decision in cases where the payee has died. Specifically, the bill provides that the effective date of a reduction or discontinuance of a pension that is under an existing rating or decision must be the last day of the month in which the death of the payee occurs.

What's happening now January 28, 2025

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

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Kim, Andy

New Jersey · Jan 28, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 274: Next of Kin Collections Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-274/

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