3.0.0 8559 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z House HR 2020-10-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 175 (Friday, October 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HAYES:H.R. 8559.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article One, Section Eight[Page H5678]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-10-09T14:01:10Z Caring for Survivors Act of 2020 116 6933 HR 2020-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Related bill CRS Caring for the Survivors and Families of Veterans Act of 2020 116 4594 S 2020-09-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2020-10-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-10-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-10-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 N D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2020-10-09 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-10-09 True W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2020-10-09 True L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2020-10-09 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2020-10-09 True C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2020-10-09 True K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2020-10-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-10-09 Introduced in House 2021-02-10T21:44:45Z Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act

This bill adjusts the amount that the Department of Veterans Affairs pays to surviving spouses and children of veterans who were rated as totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.

Additionally, the bill authorizes the furnishing of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses who remarry after the age of 55.

]]> Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act Display Title Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8559ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8559ih.xml 2020-10-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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.