H.R. 2163: To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude the proceeds of life insurance from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' pension benefits, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 2163: To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude the proceeds of life insurance from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' pension benefits, and for other purposes.
108th Congress · introduced 2003-05-20 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Provision incorporated. See H. R. 1716, Title II, Sections 203 and 204.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2003-05-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Provision incorporated. See H. R. 1716, Title II, Sections 203 and 204. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude the proceeds of life insurance from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' pension benefits, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Excludes the lump-sum proceeds of any life insurance policy on a veteran from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' pensions. Removes the requirement that application for a death pension must be made within 45 days from the date of a veteran's death (thereby making the effective date of its award the same as that for death compensation and dependency compensation (i.e., the first day of the month in which the death occurred)).
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude the proceeds of life insurance from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' pension benefits, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1] · 3 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr2163.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr2163 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108