To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Actions Overview (1)
Date
Actions Overview
01/15/2019
Introduced in House
01/15/2019 Introduced in House
All Actions (5)
Date
All Actions
07/12/2019
Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1. Action By: House of Representatives
05/16/2019
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Wilson (SC). Action By: House of Representatives
01/24/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Action By: Committee on Armed Services
01/15/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Action By: House of Representatives
01/15/2019
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
07/12/2019 Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
05/16/2019 Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Wilson (SC).
01/24/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
01/15/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Committee / Subcommittee
Date
Activity
Reports
House Armed Services
01/15/2019
Referred to
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
Related bill
House
07/10/2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
This bill updates the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan and how it operates in relation to other benefits. The plan currently provides a monthly annuity (based on a percentage of a service member's retirement pay) to an eligible beneficiary upon the death of the service member. Currently, if a surviving spouse is also entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, the annuity paid under the plan will be reduced. The bill repeals certain provisions that require the offset of the plan annuity from amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation.
Under current law, upon the request of the surviving spouse, the military branch concerned is authorized to pay an annuity to the member's dependent children instead of to the surviving spouse. The bill restores the annuity to an eligible spouse who previously elected to transfer payment to a dependent child.
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (01/15/2019)
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
This bill updates the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan and how it operates in relation to other benefits. The plan currently provides a monthly annuity (based on a percentage of a service member's retirement pay) to an eligible beneficiary upon the death of the service member. Currently, if a surviving spouse is also entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, the annuity paid under the plan will be reduced. The bill repeals certain provisions that require the offset of the plan annuity from amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation.
Under current law, upon the request of the surviving spouse, the military branch concerned is authorized to pay an annuity to the member's dependent children instead of to the surviving spouse. The bill restores the annuity to an eligible spouse who previously elected to transfer payment to a dependent child.