H.R. 32: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

Plain summary

Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act - Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age. Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund. Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse. Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.

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Official text

Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · 237 cosponsors

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Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), John R. Carter (R-TX), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Steve Womack (R-AR), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA) and 177 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr32.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr32 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113