HR 4087 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act

Introduced Nov 19, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Mia B. Love R-UT

Latest action · May 18, 2016 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 8.

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.

IntroducedNov 19, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act

This bill revises the effective date for reductions or discontinuances of Department of Veterans Affairs compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions by reason of marriage, remarriage, or death.

The effective date is changed from the last day of the month before a marriage, remarriage, or death occurs to the last day of the month during which the event occurs.

Cosponsors 70

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2015 to Jun 10, 2016; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NC	Alma S. Adams	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-FL	Carlos Curbelo	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-LA	Cedric L. Richmond	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-UT	Chris Stewart	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-FL	Corrine Brown	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-NC	G. K. Butterfield	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-IN	Jackie Walorski	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-SC	James E. Clyburn	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-TX	John Ratcliffe	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-OH	Joyce Beatty	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-KS	Kevin Yoder	Original	Nov 19, 2015
I-AZ	Kyrsten Sinema	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-NY	Lee M. Zeldin	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-OH	Marcia L. Fudge	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-AL	Martha Roby	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-MI	Mike Bishop	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-MT	Ryan K. Zinke	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-OH	Steve Stivers	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-SC	Trey Gowdy	Original	Nov 19, 2015
D-HI	Tulsi Gabbard	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-TX	Will Hurd	Original	Nov 19, 2015
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Dec 1, 2015
D-CA	Michael M. Honda		Dec 1, 2015
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings		Dec 2, 2015
D-NE	Brad Ashford		Dec 2, 2015
D-ME	Chellie Pingree		Dec 3, 2015
D-AZ	Ann Kirkpatrick		Dec 7, 2015
D-MI	Debbie Dingell		Dec 8, 2015
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Dec 8, 2015
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		Dec 10, 2015
R-AZ	Martha McSally		Dec 10, 2015
R-NY	Peter T. King		Dec 10, 2015
D-FL	Theodore E. Deutch		Dec 15, 2015
D-FL	Frederica S. Wilson		Dec 16, 2015
D-NY	Charles B. Rangel		Jan 6, 2016
D-FL	Lois Frankel		Jan 6, 2016
D-CA	Mark Takano		Jan 6, 2016
R-TX	Bill Flores		Jan 13, 2016
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Jan 13, 2016
R-TN	David P. Roe		Jan 13, 2016
R-NC	David Rouzer		Jan 13, 2016
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		Jan 13, 2016
R-IL	Randy Hultgren		Jan 13, 2016
R-NC	Robert Pittenger		Jan 13, 2016
R-TX	Roger Williams		Jan 13, 2016
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Jan 13, 2016
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Feb 1, 2016
D-IA	David Loebsack		Feb 4, 2016
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal		Feb 9, 2016
R-FL	David W. Jolly		Feb 10, 2016
R-MS	Trent Kelly		Feb 11, 2016
R-AR	J. French Hill		Feb 24, 2016
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Feb 29, 2016
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Feb 29, 2016
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho		Mar 1, 2016
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Mar 14, 2016
D-NY	Brian Higgins		Mar 21, 2016
D-OH	Marcy Kaptur		Mar 21, 2016
D-MS	Bennie G. Thompson		Jun 10, 2016
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.		Jun 10, 2016
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver		Jun 10, 2016
D-VA	Robert C. "Bobby" Scott		Jun 10, 2016

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 Nov 19, 2015Markup May 18, 2016
	Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Dec 3, 2015Hearings Apr 13, 2016Markup May 11, 2016Reported May 11, 2016

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 18, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 18, 2016Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 8.
May 11, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Apr 13, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 171, November 19, 2015, page H8413.

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. 114-62	LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON: H.R. 3936, H.R. 4087, H.R. 4757, H.R. 4758, H.R. 4759, H.R. 4782, H.R. 3715; A DRAFT BILL ENTITLED "MEDAL OF HONOR LEGACY ACT"; A DRAFT BILL ENTITLED "LOVE LIVES ON ACT OF 2016"; A DRAFT BILL ENTITLED "TO AMEND TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE, TO IMPROVE THE CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE BY BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS"; AND, A DRAFT BILL ENTITLED "TO AMEND TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PAY SPECIAL COMPENSATION TO CERTAIN VETERANS WITH THE LOSS OR LOSS OF USE OF CREATIVE ORGANS"64 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Apr 13, 2016

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 adjust the effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Short Titles as Introduced: Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Nov 19, 2015Introduced in House

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