HR 3763 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2004

Introduced Feb 4, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Jeff Miller R-FL

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Latest action · Feb 4, 2004 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2004
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 - Adjusts the basic Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity amount for surviving spouses, age 62 and older, of former military personnel to: (1) 35 percent of the retired pay of the decedent (current law), for months before October 2005; (2) 40 percent for months after September 2005 and before October 2008; (3) 45 percent for months after September 2008 and before October 2014; and (4) 55 percent for months after September 2014 . Adjusts similarly percentage amounts with respect to survivors of reserve personnel and survivors of persons who die while on active duty. Provides a corresponding phased elimination of the SBP supplemental annuity authorized to be provided to such surviving spouses. Requires periodic recomputation of: (1) annuity amounts beginning in October 2005; and (2) retired pay reductions for supplemental survivor annuities.

Provides a one-year open enrollment period for SBP participation, commencing October 1, 2005, for those currently not participating, those electing to increase current coverage, and those wishing to participate in the supplemental SBP.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to require appropriate premiums for SBP participation.

Cosponsors 308

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2004 to Sep 23, 2004; 227 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MIBart StupakOriginalFeb 4, 2004
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-PABill ShusterOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NCBrad MillerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-WABrian BairdOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXCharles W. StenholmOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXChris BellOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-LAChristopher JohnOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-INDan BurtonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ORDarlene HooleyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-LADavid VitterOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-GADenise L. MajetteOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-CADoug OseOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-HIEd CaseOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-VAEdward L. SchrockOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-CAElton GalleglyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NCFrank W. Ballance Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NYJack QuinnOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NHJeb BradleyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TNJim CooperOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-GAJim MarshallOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXJim TurnerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-PAJohn P. MurthaOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NVJon C. PorterOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-FLKendrick B. MeekOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ILLane EvansOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NELee TerryOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CALois CappsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-GAMac CollinsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-WIMark GreenOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ILMark KirkOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-COMark UdallOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-CAMary BonoOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLMichael BilirakisOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ALMike RogersOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-MIMike RogersOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ARMike RossOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-OHPaul E. GillmorOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-FLPeter DeutschOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ILPhilip M. CraneOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLPorter J. GossOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-FLRic KellerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-VARick BoucherOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-WARick LarsenOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-OHRobert W. NeyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TXRon PaulOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-COScott McInnisOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-IASteve KingOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ALTerry EverettOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-PATim HoldenOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-PATim MurphyOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-NMTom UdallOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonOriginalFeb 4, 2004
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalFeb 4, 2004
D-ALArtur DavisFeb 10, 2004
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyFeb 10, 2004
R-FLDave WeldonFeb 10, 2004
D-NCDavid E. PriceFeb 10, 2004
R-WADoc HastingsFeb 10, 2004
R-CAGary G. MillerFeb 10, 2004
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanFeb 10, 2004
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyFeb 10, 2004
D-OHMarcy KapturFeb 10, 2004
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoFeb 10, 2004
D-CASam FarrFeb 10, 2004
R-NYThomas M. ReynoldsFeb 10, 2004
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayFeb 10, 2004
D-CAAnna G. EshooFeb 11, 2004
R-NMHeather WilsonFeb 11, 2004
R-GAMax BurnsFeb 11, 2004
R-KYRon LewisFeb 11, 2004
R-VATom DavisFeb 11, 2004
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezFeb 24, 2004
R-AKDon YoungFeb 24, 2004
D-NJDonald M. PayneFeb 24, 2004
R-VAFrank R. WolfFeb 24, 2004
D-TXGene GreenFeb 24, 2004
R-ORGreg WaldenFeb 24, 2004
R-ILJohn ShimkusFeb 24, 2004
R-FLKatherine HarrisFeb 24, 2004
R-AZRick RenziFeb 24, 2004
D-TXRuben HinojosaFeb 24, 2004
D-MDSteny H. HoyerFeb 24, 2004
R-PATodd Russell PlattsFeb 24, 2004
R-FLAnder CrenshawMar 2, 2004
D-CODiana DeGetteMar 2, 2004
D-FLJim DavisMar 2, 2004
R-COJoel HefleyMar 2, 2004
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonMar 2, 2004
D-NJRush HoltMar 2, 2004
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Mar 4, 2004
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartMar 4, 2004
D-WITammy BaldwinMar 4, 2004
D-MABarney FrankMar 9, 2004
D-TNBart GordonMar 9, 2004
R-ILHenry J. HydeMar 9, 2004
R-NCHoward CobleMar 9, 2004
R-MOJo Ann EmersonMar 9, 2004
R-NJMike FergusonMar 9, 2004
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyMar 10, 2004
R-ALRobert B. AderholtMar 10, 2004
R-FLTom FeeneyMar 11, 2004
D-MNBetty McCollumMar 17, 2004
D-NCBob EtheridgeMar 17, 2004
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 17, 2004
R-UTRob BishopMar 17, 2004
R-TNZach WampMar 17, 2004
R-UTChris CannonMar 18, 2004
D-NDEarl PomeroyMar 18, 2004
D-MOKaren McCarthyMar 18, 2004
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyMar 18, 2004
R-NJScott GarrettMar 18, 2004
D-KYBen ChandlerMar 29, 2004
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMar 29, 2004
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.Mar 29, 2004
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodMar 29, 2004
R-TXLamar SmithMar 29, 2004
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMar 29, 2004
R-COThomas G. TancredoMar 29, 2004
R-OKTom ColeMar 29, 2004
D-MAJohn F. TierneyMar 30, 2004
R-INChris ChocolaApr 20, 2004
D-PARobert A. BradyApr 27, 2004
R-VAEric CantorApr 28, 2004
R-KYHarold RogersApr 28, 2004
R-NYSherwood BoehlertApr 28, 2004
R-NCCharles H. TaylorMay 5, 2004
R-FLCliff StearnsMay 5, 2004
D-AZEd PastorMay 5, 2004
R-KSJerry MoranMay 5, 2004
R-ILJudy BiggertMay 5, 2004
R-TXKay GrangerMay 5, 2004
R-MIFred UptonMay 12, 2004
R-NETom OsborneMay 12, 2004
R-MNGil GutknechtSep 23, 2004

Committees 1

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ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Feb 4, 2004

Actions 2

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  1. Feb 4, 2004Introduced in House
  2. Feb 4, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Research

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Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-22MEMBERS' DAY113 pagesBudget CommitteeMar 3, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-440DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005521 pagesArmed Services CommitteeMar 2, 2004–Mar 31, 2004
Serial No. 108-19PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC GROWTH PROPOSALS343 pagesWays and Means CommitteeMar 4, 2003–Mar 11, 2003

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 548Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2003Related billFeb 28, 2003

Titles 2

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Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older, to provide for a one-year open season under that plan, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2004

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Text 1

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  1. Feb 4, 2004Introduced in House

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