HR 553 · 116th Congress
2019–2021, ended
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Latest action · Jul 12, 2019 Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
This bill updates the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan and how it operates in relation to other benefits. The plan currently provides a monthly annuity (based on a percentage of a service member's retirement pay) to an eligible beneficiary upon the death of the service member. Currently, if a surviving spouse is also entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, the annuity paid under the plan will be reduced. The bill repeals certain provisions that require the offset of the plan annuity from amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation.
Under current law, upon the request of the surviving spouse, the military branch concerned is authorized to pay an annuity to the member's dependent children instead of to the surviving spouse. The bill restores the annuity to an eligible spouse who previously elected to transfer payment to a dependent child.
Cosponsors 383
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Nov 20, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jan 16, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jan 17, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Jan 23, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Jan 29, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Ross Spano | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Feb 4, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Feb 4, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Feb 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-NC | George Holding | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Feb 6, 2019 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Feb 6, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Feb 6, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Feb 8, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Steve Watkins | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Feb 11, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Feb 13, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Mar 4, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Mar 8, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Mar 13, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Apr 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 22, 2019 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-UT | Ben McAdams | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | May 3, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | May 3, 2019 | |
| R-UT | John R. Curtis | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 3, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-SC | Joe Cunningham | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | May 16, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 16, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | May 16, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 21, 2019 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | May 21, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | May 21, 2019 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | May 24, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | May 24, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 28, 2019 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Nov 20, 2019 |
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 Jan 15, 2019 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jan 24, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2019Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
- May 16, 2019Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Wilson (SC).
- Jan 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7226 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Jul 23, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7136 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Jul 18, 2019 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E937 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Jul 17, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5833 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Jul 16, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5779 | Joe Wilson R-SC | Jul 15, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 25, 2019H.R. 553, Military Surviving Spouses Equity ActAs introduced in the House of Representatives on January 15, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 8, January 15, 2019, page H602.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-400 | JOINT HEARING TO RECEIVE LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATIONS FROM NASDVA, FRA, GSW, BVA, JWV, MOPH, AND MOAA219 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 12, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46485 | The House Consensus Calendar: Establishment, Principal Features, and Practice in the 116th Congress (2019-2020) | Report | Feb 16, 2021 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 476 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. | Related bill | Jul 10, 2019 |
| S 622 | Military Widow’s Tax Elimination Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 28, 2019 |
| HR 846 | Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 24, 2017 |
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
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 repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Military Surviving Spouses Equity 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.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
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