HR 3183 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Military Widows Equity Act

Introduced Oct 30, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Henry E. Brown, Jr. R-SC

Latest action · Jan 28, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedOct 30, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Widows Equity Act - Repeals, as of October 1, 2002, 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.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 30, 2001 to Nov 14, 2002; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Oct 30, 2001
R-VA	Edward L. Schrock	Original	Oct 30, 2001
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega	Original	Oct 30, 2001
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Oct 30, 2001
R-MI	Mike Rogers	Original	Oct 30, 2001
R-CA	Randy (Duke) Cunningham	Original	Oct 30, 2001
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett	Original	Oct 30, 2001
R-MO	Sam Graves	Original	Oct 30, 2001
D-OH	Stephanie Tubbs Jones	Original	Oct 30, 2001
R-VA	Tom Davis	Original	Oct 30, 2001
D-IL	William O. Lipinski	Original	Oct 30, 2001
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Nov 13, 2001
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		Nov 15, 2001
D-GA	Cynthia A. McKinney		Nov 28, 2001
D-FL	Corrine Brown		Mar 6, 2002
R-FL	Mark Foley		Mar 6, 2002
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch		Mar 6, 2002
R-IN	Brian D. Kerns		Mar 20, 2002
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Mar 20, 2002
D-VA	James P. Moran		Mar 20, 2002
R-PA	Melissa A. Hart		Mar 20, 2002
D-HI	Patsy T. Mink		Mar 20, 2002
D-OK	Brad Carson		Apr 11, 2002
D-IN	Julia Carson		Apr 11, 2002
D-IL	Lane Evans		Apr 11, 2002
R-CO	Joel Hefley		Apr 17, 2002
D-MS	Ronnie Shows		Apr 17, 2002
D-GU	Robert A. Underwood		Apr 25, 2002
R-TX	Ron Paul		Apr 25, 2002
D-TX	Silvestre Reyes		Apr 25, 2002
R-PA	George W. Gekas		Jul 9, 2002
D-MI	Lynn N. Rivers		Jul 9, 2002
R-IL	Ray LaHood		Jul 9, 2002
D-MI	David E. Bonior		Jul 18, 2002
D-MA	Barney Frank		Jul 25, 2002
D-TN	Bart Gordon		Sep 4, 2002
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Sep 4, 2002
R-OH	John A. Boehner		Sep 4, 2002
D-WA	Rick Larsen		Sep 11, 2002
D-TX	Max Sandlin		Sep 12, 2002
D-WI	Ron Kind		Sep 24, 2002
D-CA	Zoe Lofgren		Oct 1, 2002
R-WI	Mark Green		Oct 9, 2002
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		Nov 14, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Oct 30, 2001
	Military Personnel Subcommittee	Referred Jan 28, 2002

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 28, 2002Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 28, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 30, 2001Introduced in House
Oct 30, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation.
Short Titles as Introduced: Military Widows Equity Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Oct 30, 2001Introduced in House

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