United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 808 (109th)
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Introduced
15 February 2005
Last action
14 March 2005 · Committee
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act - Repeals, as of the later of October 1, 2005, or the date of enactment of this Act, 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 pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age. Provides for the recoupment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund.
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Timeline
15 February 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 March 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
14 March 2005
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 February 2005 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/808
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/808
- us · 109-hr-808 · source updated 15 August 2025