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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restore certain social security benefits repealed by Public Law 97-35 in the case of survivors of veterans dying of service-connected disabilities…

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restore certain social security benefits repealed by Public Law 97-35 in the case of survivors of veterans dying of service-connected disabilities incurred before September 1, 1981.

Introduced: February 24, 1982 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 24, 1982
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to the surviving spouse of a veteran who died from a service-connected or compensable disability by the amount such spouse would have received under the Social Security Act were she caring for a child under 16 (when such child is actually between 16 and 18 years of age).

Directs the Administrator to make monthly payments equivalent to the child's insurance benefit under the Social Security Act before the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 to children of such deceased veterans between the ages of 18 and 22 attending institutions of higher learning.

What's happening now February 24, 1982

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5600: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restore certain social security benefits repealed by Public Law 97-35 in the case of survivors of veterans dying of service-connected disabilities incurred before September 1, 1981.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5600/
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"H.R. 5600: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restore certain social security benefits repealed by Public Law 97-35 in the case of survivors of veterans dying of service-connected disabilities incurred before September 1, 1981.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5600/.
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H.R. 5600, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5600/.
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[H.R. 5600: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restore certain social security benefits repealed by Public Law 97-35 in the case of survivors of veterans dying of service-connected disabilities incurred before September 1, 1981.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5600/)
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