US HB813 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Allows veterans' disability compensation benefits to be paid to the survivor of a veteran whose service-connected disability was continuously rated totally disabling for at least one year immediately preceding death. (Current law allows such survivor right of payment if the disability was rated total for periods of up to ten years under various circumstances.)

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Title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death.

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2011-02-18HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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