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H.R. 1589, The Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act (4 comments ↓)
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
- This bill, or a similar bill, was reintroduced in the current Congress as H.R. 775, The Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act.
H.R. 1589 would amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation, and it would repeal the optional annuity authority for the dependent children of a member when there is an eligible surviving spouse.
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Charlie
August 18, 2008, 11:28pm (report abuse)This has no cost - the money is already in the trustfund.
Pat
August 18, 2008, 11:32pm (report abuse)This is a good bill for surviving spouses who are being shortchanged.
Wally
August 19, 2008, 1:49pm (report abuse)Yes on this one.
Michael
August 19, 2008, 1:52pm (report abuse)Vote yes. This is an unfair offset for the widows.