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.
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
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2003 to Feb 3, 2004; 2 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 22, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Feb 3, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2003 |
| Benefits Subcommittee | Referred Feb 20, 2003 |
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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 28, 2003H.R. 36, A bill 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 surv<p>Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as introduced on January 7, 2003</p>
- Mar 28, 2003H.R. 36, A bill 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 survDirect spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as introduced on January 7, 2003
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-7 | MEMBERS' DAY121 pages | Budget Committee | Mar 6, 2003 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.