HR 5301 · 115th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requiring a surviving spouse of a veteran to return certain payments for a month in which the veteran dies.

Introduced 2018-03-15· Sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]· 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 House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2018-03-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from requiring a veteran's surviving spouse to return payments of dependent's compensation or of a pension as a married veteran for the month in which the veteran dies.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]OH
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]VA
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]NH
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]OK
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]NM
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]CA
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]TX
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]NV
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]CT
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]CO
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]CT
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]FL