S 89 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Ensuring Survivor Benefits during COVID–19 Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-01-28· Sponsored by Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Held at the desk.(2021-07-26)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Survivor Benefits During COVID-19 Act of 2021 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's death certificate identifies COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) as the principal or contributory cause of death, the certificate does not clearly identify any of the veteran's service-connected disabilities as the principal or contributory cause of death, and a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation is filed with respect to the veteran.…

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S. 89, Ensuring Survivor Benefits During COVID-19 Act of 2021

Sep 10, 2021

As passed by the Senate on July 21, 2021

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Cosponsors (17)

12 Democrats4 Republicans1 Independent