A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 5, 2009 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or would be entitled to such pay except for being under 60 years of age.
Prohibits recoupment by the Secretary of Defense of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund.
Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse. Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.
Cosponsors 61
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2009 to Nov 17, 2010; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Mar 5, 2009 |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Mar 11, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 16, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 5, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 5, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.A.S.C. No. 111-143 | MILITARY ASSOCIATIONS'LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES122 pages | Armed Services Committee | Mar 23, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-701 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011476 pages | Armed Services Committee | Mar 10, 2010–May 12, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-100 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010236 pages | Armed Services Committee | May 20, 2009–Jun 3, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 775 | Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act | Related bill | Mar 15, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2009Introduced in Senate
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