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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6323" measure-id="id117hr6323" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-12-16" update-date="2023-08-04">
        <title>Survivor Benefits Fairness Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr6323v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2023-08-04">
            <action-date>2021-12-16</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
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     <p><b>Survivor Benefits Fairness Act</b></p> <p>This bill adjusts the effective date of a reduction or discontinuance of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, or pension payments to the last day of the month during which a marriage, remarriage, or death of a payee occurs.</p>
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