HR 11890 · 95th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
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 ten years would be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation as though the veteran had died from a service-connected disability.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1978-07-26)
Recorded Votes
PassedHouse · 1978-07-25
Yea 393Nay 9
PassedHouse · 1978-07-25
Yea 393Nay 9
Plain Language Summary
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Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of any veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for at least ten years, as though the cause of death were service-connected.…
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Cosponsors (9)
6 Democrats3 Republicans