Bill Sponsor
House Bill 3221
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 12, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 12, 2019
Latest Action
Jun 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3221
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
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Washington
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019

This bill creates an allowance for a deceased veteran's or deceased service member's surviving spouse who is receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs. DIC is a monthly payment made to survivors and dependents of (1) certain veterans, and (2) service members killed while on active military duty. The bill provides a formula for calculating the monthly rate of the allowance based on the DIC amount the spouse is entitled to receive.

Payment amounts under the Survivor Benefit Plan shall not be affected by the implementation of the DIC allowance.

Text (1)
June 12, 2019
Actions (3)
06/25/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
06/12/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
06/12/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:02:33 AM