United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1594 (114th)
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Introduced
24 March 2015
Last action
13 August 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2], Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age. Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund. Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse. Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.
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Timeline
24 March 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 August 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 March 2015 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Sponsor
- Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1594
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1594
- us · 114-hr-1594 · source updated 12 August 2025