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HR 6035 98th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military dependents Survivors' benefits War casualties

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that surviving spouses of enlisted members of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war before World War II and who died of a…

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that surviving spouses of enlisted members of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war before World War II and who died of a service-connected disability shall be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) at no less than the rates for the surviving spouses of veterans whose highest pay grade was E-3.

Introduced: July 26, 1984 See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 26, 1984
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Establishes a minimum monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain pre-World War II war veterans.

What's happening now July 26, 1984

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 9, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6035: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that surviving spouses of enlisted members of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war before World War II and who died of a service-connected disability shall be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) at no less than the rates for the surviving spouses of veterans whose highest pay grade was E-3.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6035/
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"H.R. 6035: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that surviving spouses of enlisted members of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war before World War II and who died of a service-connected disability shall be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) at no less than the rates for the surviving spouses of veterans whose highest pay grade was E-3.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6035/.
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H.R. 6035, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6035/.
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[H.R. 6035: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that surviving spouses of enlisted members of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war before World War II and who died of a service-connected disability shall be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) at no less than the rates for the surviving spouses of veterans whose highest pay grade was E-3.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6035/)
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