US Congress House Bill 493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act - Requires the United States to forgive any overpayment of military retired or retainer pay for any period after the death of the recipient through the last day of the month in which such death occurs, if such payment is electronically deposited to a joint account bearing the name of the decedent and the decedent's designated beneficiary. Provides a special effective date for the first annuity payment to a survivor under the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) when an overpayment is so forgiven.

Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act

Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2011-01-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/493/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr493/BILLS-112hr493ih.pdf