legislation: 116-hr-8559

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116-hr-8559 116 hr 8559 Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act Armed Forces and National Security 2020-10-09 2020-10-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] CT D H001081 7 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. 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z  

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