S 4166 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-07-02· Sponsored by Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2020-07-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Survivors Benefits during COVID-19 Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to get a medical opinion to determine if a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of death in situations where a veteran with a service-connected disability dies from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), or complications from COVID-19, and the death certificate does not clearly identify the service-connected disability as the principal or contributory cause of death.…

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Cosponsors (8)

5 Democrats3 Republicans