HR 4437
99th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Military pensions
Survivors' benefits
Veterans' benefits
World War I
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: March 18, 1986
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 18, 1986
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Cosponsors
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