S 689 · 96th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans and Survivors Benefits Adjustment Act of 1979
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Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 2282 passed in lieu.(1979-08-03)
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Veterans' Disability Compensation and Survivors' Benefits Act of 1979 - Title I: Veterans' Disability Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' compensation for: (1) wartime disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; and (3) clothing allowances paid to certain disabled veterans. Title II: Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Benefits - Increases the rates of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation for: (1) a surviving spouse; (2) surviving children; and (3) supplemental children's benefits. Title III: Effective Date - States that the provisions of this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1979.…
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Cosponsors (12)
8 Democrats4 Republicans