H.R. 464 · 116th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Walter Jones
- Introduced
- 2019-01-10
- Latest action
- 2019-09-24 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Balderson asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 464, a bill originally introduced by Representative Jones, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to treat a notification of the death of a veteran rated totally disabled at the time of death as a claim by the veteran's surviving spouse and children for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits. The VA may not require that such spouse and children file a claim for such benefits.