Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity Act
- Last Action
- 10/20/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-20Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2021-07-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-22 (00)
Captain James C. Edge Gold Star Spouse Equity Act
This bill addresses restrictions on benefits for surviving spouses of service members.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the termination of the payment of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan for certain surviving spouses of service members who died while on active duty solely because the surviving spouse remarries. The Department of Defense must resume payment of an annuity to surviving spouses who remarried before the age of 55 and before the enactment of this bill.
The remarriage of a surviving spouse of a veteran does not bar the provision of dependency and indemnity compensation, regardless of their age when they remarried. The Department of Veterans Affairs must resume payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses who remarried before the age of 57 prior to the enactment of this bill.
Cosponsors (20)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Van Taylor (R-TX)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- C. Franklin (R-FL)
- Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
Subjects
- Marriage and family status
- Military personnel and dependents
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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