United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 553 (116th)
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Introduced
15 January 2019
Last action
12 July 2019 · Calendars
Status
Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
Sponsors
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4], Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2], Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8], Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10], Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21], Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1], Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act This bill updates the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan and how it operates in relation to other benefits. The plan currently provides a monthly annuity (based on a percentage of a service member's retirement pay) to an eligible beneficiary upon the death of the service member. Currently, if a surviving spouse is also entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, the annuity paid under the plan will be reduced. The bill repeals certain provisions that require the offset of the plan annuity from amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation. Under current law, upon the request of the surviving spouse, the military branch concerned is authorized to pay an annuity to the member's dependent children instead of to the surviving spouse. The bill restores the annuity to an eligible spouse who previously elected to transfer payment to a dependent child.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
15 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
16 May 2019
Calendars
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Wilson (SC).
Source: Calendars
12 July 2019
Calendars
Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
Source: Calendars
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 January 2019
ViewDownloadOpen at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 January 2019
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Sponsors
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
Showing 48 of 385 sponsors and actors.
Related records
- related to ← Military Widow’s Tax Elimination Act of 2019
- related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- related to ← National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- related to ← Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
- related to ← Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/553
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/553
- us · 116-hr-553 · source updated 6 June 2025