HR 4798 · 107th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Widows of Wartime Veterans Assistance Act

Introduced 2002-05-22· Sponsored by Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.(2002-07-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Widows of Wartime Veterans Assistance Act - Increases the maximum annual rates of pensions for surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war. Amends the Social Security Act to require that the amount of such rate increases not be included in a surviving spouse's income for purposes of Medicaid (title XIX) eligibility.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-42]CA
Rep. Carson, Brad [D-OK-2]OK
Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1]TX
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-27]CA
Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]CA
Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5]MS
Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]AR
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3]IL
Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6]OH
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9]MI
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]FL
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2]HI