Protecting Military Family Financial Benefits Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 4, 2008 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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Military Family Financial Benefits Act of 2007 [sic] - Allows an unmarried member of the Armed Forces with one or more dependent children, upon becoming eligible to participate in the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), to elect to provide an SBP annuity to an individual who acts as a guardian or caretaker to the dependent child or children.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to appoint a panel to review and identify best practices among pre-deployment counseling and services provided by the military departments to unmarried members of the Armed Forces with dependent children.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Aug 1, 2008 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Sep 4, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 4, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Aug 1, 2008Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1063 | Protecting Military Family Financial Benefits Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Mar 29, 2007 |
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 improve certain death and survivor benefits with respect to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Military Family Financial Benefits Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Annuities
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Caregivers
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Counseling
- Disabled
- Families
- Family services
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government life insurance
- Guardian and ward
- Health
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legal services
- Medical screening
- Military dependents
- Military pensions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Social Welfare
- Suicide
- Survivors' benefits
- Trauma care
- Veterans' pensions
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Introduced in House
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