S 2602 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

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.

Introduced Jun 10, 2002 Originated Senate Sponsor Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 10, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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.

IntroducedJun 10, 2002
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 10, 2002 to Sep 9, 2002, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Original	Jun 10, 2002
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu		Jul 22, 2002
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin		Jul 24, 2002
D-NE	Ben Nelson		Jul 26, 2002
D-MN	Mark Dayton		Sep 9, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 10, 2002Introduced in Senate
Jun 10, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1108	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.	Identical bill	Apr 11, 2002

Subjects

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

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