S 622 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Military Widow’s Tax Elimination Act of 2019

Introduced Feb 28, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Doug Jones D-AL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2019

This bill modifies 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 service 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 77

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to Dec 5, 2019, with 28 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalFeb 28, 2019
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalFeb 28, 2019
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalFeb 28, 2019
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalFeb 28, 2019
I-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalFeb 28, 2019
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalFeb 28, 2019
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MTJon TesterOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-CAKamala D. HarrisOriginalFeb 28, 2019
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 553Military Surviving Spouses Equity ActRelated billJul 12, 2019
S 1790National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020Related billDec 20, 2019

Subjects

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  1. Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate

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