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HR 1845 99th Congress House

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that dependency and indemnity compensation paid to the surviving spouse of an officer who served as Commandant of the Coast Guard shall be…

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that dependency and indemnity compensation paid to the surviving spouse of an officer who served as Co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that dependency and indemnity compensation paid to the surviving spouse of an officer who served as Commandant of the Coast Guard shall be paid at the same rate as paid to the surviving spouses of officers who served as chief of one of the other Armed Forces.

Introduced: March 28, 1985 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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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Mar 28, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 28, 1985
Introduced in House
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Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1845: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that dependency and indemnity compensation paid to the surviving spouse of an officer who served as Commandant of the Coast Guard shall be paid at the same rate as paid to the surviving spouses of officers who served as chief of one of the other Armed Forces.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1845/
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"H.R. 1845: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that dependency and indemnity compensation paid to the surviving spouse of an officer who served as Commandant of the Coast Guard shall be paid at the same rate as paid to the surviving spouses of officers who served as chief of one of the other Armed Forces.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1845/.
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H.R. 1845, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1845/.
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[H.R. 1845: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that dependency and indemnity compensation paid to the surviving spouse of an officer who served as Commandant of the Coast Guard shall be paid at the same rate as paid to the surviving spouses of officers who served as chief of one of the other Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1845/)
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