HOUSE 3402117th CongressSubcommittee Hearings Held.
Caring for Survivors Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 10/20/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-20Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2021-08-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2021-05-20Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2021-05-20Introduced in House
- 2021-05-20Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-20 (00)
Caring for Survivors Act of 2021
This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The bill also adjusts the amount payable to surviving spouses and children of veterans who were rated as totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.
Cosponsors (20)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Sean Maloney (D-NY)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Al Lawson (D-FL)
- Marie Newman (D-IL)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Subjects
- Disability assistance
- Marriage and family status
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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