Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
Latest action · Oct 8, 2009 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 - Increases the monthly rates of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Prohibits benefits under any other law (other than duplication of benefits) from being reduced or offset because the surviving spouse is eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation.
Cosponsors 78
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2009 to Jul 30, 2010; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | May 5, 2009 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-OH | John A. Boccieri | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Suzanne M. Kosmas | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | John H. Adler | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Feb 3, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Apr 26, 2010 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | May 11, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | May 26, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 30, 2010 |
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 May 5, 2009 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred May 8, 2009Hearings Oct 8, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- May 5, 2009Introduced in House
- May 5, 2009Referred 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.
Printed hearings 3
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. 111-81 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 4062, H.R. 4465, H.R. 4505, AND DRAFT LEGISLATION56 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 27, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-48 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 761, H.R. 2243, H.R. 3485, H.R. 3544, AND DRAFT LEGISLATION77 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Oct 8, 2009 |
| Serial No. 111-44 | HONORING THE FALLEN: HOW CAN WE BETTER SERVE AMERICA'S VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES?94 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 24, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 5, 2009Introduced in House
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