Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act

Bill: 114-hr-4087
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2015-11-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Marriage and family status

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 8.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act</strong></p> <p>This bill revises the effective date for reductions or discontinuances of Department of Veterans Affairs compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions by reason of marriage, remarriage, or death.</p> <p>The effective date is changed from the last day of the month before a marriage, remarriage, or death occurs to the last day of the month during which the event occurs.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4087 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2015 Mrs. Love (for herself, Mr. Zeldin , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Gowdy , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Babin , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Ratcliffe , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Zinke , Mrs. Roby , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Hurd of Texas , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Ms. Moore , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Richmond , Ms. Adams , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Brown of Florida , and Mr. Clyburn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act . 2. Effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 5112(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking last day of the month before and inserting last day of the month during which . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a reduction or discontinuance of compensation, dependency or indemnity compensation, or pension by reason of a marriage, remarriage, or death occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.