3.0.0 2539 2023-01-11T13:31:17Z 2023-01-11T13:31:17Z House HR 2015-05-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 2539.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8; Article IV, Section 3.[Page H3563]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-05T20:57:15Z Referred to 2015-05-21T14:09:20Z 2015-06-05 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] LOIS CAPPS D CA 24 2015-06-23 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2015-07-20 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2015-09-09 False W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] Daniel Webster R FL 10 2015-12-18 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-12-18 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2015-12-18 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2015-12-18 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2015-12-18 False B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2016-02-03 False G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 2016-02-23 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2016-02-25 False N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2016-05-31 False Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-05-21 Introduced in House 2015-10-26T22:08:24Z Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2015

This bill increases monthly rates for veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Benefits under any other law (other than duplication of benefits) shall not be reduced or offset because the surviving spouse is eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation.

Six months after enactment of this Act, the VA shall pay to an individual who is eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation predicated on the death of a veteran before January 1, 1993, monthly dependency and indemnity compensation that is the greater of the amount in effect either before or after enactment of this Act.

]]> Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2015 Display Title Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2015 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2539ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2539ih.xml 2015-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.