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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3402" measure-id="id117hr3402" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-05-20" update-date="2021-07-16">
<title>Caring for Survivors Act of 2021</title>
<summary summary-id="id117hr3402v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-07-16">
<action-date>2021-05-20</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Caring for Survivors Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs. </p> <p>The bill also adjusts the amount payable to surviving spouses and children of veterans who were rated as totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.</p>]]></summary-text>
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