US SB1047 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

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Title

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-04-04SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Same As/Similar To

HB3189 (Same As) 2019-06-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB3221 (Same As) 2019-06-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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