A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation.

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

1. 10 June 2002

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 June 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 10 June 2002 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 June 2002

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 June 2002

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 June 2002

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Sponsors

• Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

Related records

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