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HR 4437 99th Congress House

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve pension benefits for World War I veterans and for surviving spouses of such veterans.

Introduced: April 24, 1986 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military pensionsSurvivors' benefitsVeterans' benefitsWorld War I
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Mar 18, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 18, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 1986

Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to add $1,800 (currently $800) annually in such benefits to veterans of World War I who were not provided with the educational and home-loan benefits that were provided to veterans of later periods.

Increases by $600 annually the rate of pension payable to a qualifying surviving spouse of a veteran of World War I.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 24, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4437: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve pension benefits for World War I veterans and for surviving spouses of such veterans.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4437/
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"H.R. 4437: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve pension benefits for World War I veterans and for surviving spouses of such veterans.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4437/.
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H.R. 4437, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4437/.
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[H.R. 4437: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve pension benefits for World War I veterans and for surviving spouses of such veterans.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4437/)
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