HR 36 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

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

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Michael Bilirakis R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 10, 2003 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9310)

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.

IntroducedJan 7, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot 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 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2003 to Feb 3, 2004, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Jan 7, 2003
D-IL	Lane Evans	Original	Jan 7, 2003
D-CA	Bob Filner		Jan 27, 2003
D-TX	Silvestre Reyes		Jan 27, 2003
D-CA	Dennis A. Cardoza		Mar 5, 2003
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez		Mar 25, 2003
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.		Mar 26, 2003
D-NV	Shelley Berkley		Mar 27, 2003
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		May 6, 2003
D-MI	Carolyn C. Kilpatrick		May 21, 2003
R-FL	Mark Foley		Jul 8, 2003
D-FL	Robert Wexler		Jul 8, 2003
D-TX	Gene Green		Jul 9, 2003
D-WA	Jim McDermott		Jul 9, 2003
D-TX	Martin Frost		Jul 14, 2003

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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 10, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9310)
Feb 20, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

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

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