S. 5545 · 118th Congress · Senate

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws relating to the payment of certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that are affected by death, and for other purposes.

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced
Dec 17, 24
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill modifies the effective date of a reduction or discontinuance of a Department of Veterans Affairs pension under an existing rating or decision in cases where the payee has died. Specifically, the bill provides that the effective date of a reduction or discontinuance of a pension that is under an existing rating or decision must be the last day of the month in which the death of the payee occurs.

Action Timeline

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  1. DEC 17, 2024IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. DEC 17, 2024IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Dec 17, 2024

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