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H.R. 4431: Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act

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H.R. 4431: Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-16 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-352.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-352. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act

Plain summary

Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act This bill authorizes federal agencies to pay on behalf of an employee, Member, or annuitant any additional interest assessed as a result of certain administrative errors in processing annuity deposit amount. Specifically, in calculating amounts that employees with prior military service may pay into their federal retirement account, an agency may pay interest that accrues to the employee for the agency's calculation error.

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Official text

Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · 12 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4431, Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans’ Pensions Act (2018-09-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Jim Banks (R-IN), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] reported raising $7.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4431 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115