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S.944: Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about armed forces and national security
- Introduced May 14, 2013
- Latest Major Action Dec. 9, 2013
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Bill Summary
Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 - Title I: Survivor and Dependent Matters - (Sec. 101) Extends the period during which additional dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) will be paid to surviving spouses with children from two years to three years after their entitlement to DIC commences. (Sec. 102) Provides that the remarriage after age 55 of a veteran's surviving spouse shall not bar the furnishing of Department of...
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 9, 2013 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258.
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| Dec. 9, 2013 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Sanders with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 113-123. Minority views filed.
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| July 24, 2013 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| June 12, 2013 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
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| May 14, 2013 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3432-3433)
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| May 14, 2013 |
Introduced in the Senate by Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.) |