United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 36 (108th)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
Introduced
7 January 2003
Last action
10 October 2003 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9310)
Sponsors
Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Provides that the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not bar the payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation to which such spouse was previously entitled.
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Timeline
7 January 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 February 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Source: Committee
10 October 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9310)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 January 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/36
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/36
- us · 108-hr-36 · source updated 7 April 2025