HR 11887 · 95th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for parents, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1978-04-05· Sponsored by Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.(1978-09-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the parents of veterans who died in active military service or from a service-connected disability. Increases the monthly rate of wartime death compensation payable to a widow or dependent parent if the payee is a patient in a nursing home or helpless or blind.…

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Cosponsors (9)

6 Democrats3 Republicans