House Bill 1495
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 10, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1495
Congress
115
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act
This bill changes the effective date for reductions or discontinuances of Department of Veterans Affairs dependency and indemnity compensation by reason of the death of a payee from the last day of the month before death to the last day of the month of death.
A veteran's surviving spouse who receives both dependency/indemnity compensation and service- or non-service-connected disability/death payments for the month of the veteran's death shall be entitled to the greater of the two payments.
March 10, 2017
03/27/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
03/27/2017
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
03/27/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/10/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/10/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:40 PM