United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 109 (104th)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the effective date for discontinuance of compensation and pension paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be the date on which the recipient dies, rather than the last day of the preceding month, in the case of a veteran with a surviving spouse, and for other purposes.
Introduced
4 January 1995
Last action
16 April 1996 · Committee
Status
See H.R.3248.
Sponsors
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Bunn, Jim [R-OR-5], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1], Rep. Blute, Peter I. [R-MA-3], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Flanagan, Michael Patrick [R-IL-5], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9], Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Johnston, Harry [D-FL-19], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13], Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1], Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Provides that the effective date for discontinuance of veterans' disability compensation and veterans' pension paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be the date on which the recipient dies (currently the last day of the month preceding death) in the case of a veteran with a surviving spouse. Requires payments of such compensation to be made to the surviving spouse. Provides that the effective date for the award of dependency and indemnity compensation for which application is received within one year from the date of the veteran's death shall be the day following the date of death in the case of a surviving spouse.
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Timeline
4 January 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 April 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, Insurance and Memorial Affairs.
Source: Committee
12 October 1995
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
16 April 1996
Committee
See H.R.3248.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 January 1995 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bunn, Jim [R-OR-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blute, Peter I. [R-MA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Flanagan, Michael Patrick [R-IL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnston, Harry [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-14] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Veterans Programs Amendments of 1996
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/109
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/109
- us · 104-hr-109 · source updated 7 April 2025