S. 1990: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017
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S. 1990: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017
Plain summary
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017 This bill increases monthly rates for veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA shall pay to an individual who is eligible for dependency and indemnity compensation predicated on the death of a veteran before January 1, 1993, monthly dependency and indemnity compensation that is the greater of the amount in effect either before or after enactment of this bill. The bill makes VA dependent and survivor income benefits payable to a surviving spouse who remarries after age 55.
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Official text
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 6 cosponsors
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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1990.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s1990 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115