HR 11296 · 95th Congress · Survivors' benefits

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that the survivors of a veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for a period of at least one year would by automatically entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation.

Introduced 1978-03-03· Sponsored by Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-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 House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1978-03-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides that the survivors of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated total and permanent for at least one year shall be automatically entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation.…

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