US Congress House Bill 3221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-6)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates an allowance for a deceased veteran's or deceased service member's surviving spouse who is receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs. DIC is a monthly payment made to survivors and dependents of (1) certain veterans, and (2) service members killed while on active military duty. The bill provides a formula for calculating the monthly rate of the allowance based on the DIC amount the spouse is entitled to receive. Payment amounts under the Survivor Benefit Plan shall not be affected by the implementation of the DIC allowance.

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019

Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2019-06-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-06-12	House	Introduced in House

SB1047 (Same As) 2019-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3221/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3221/BILLS-116hr3221ih.pdf