Bill Title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-18-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. [SB535 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Senator George LeMieux [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-FL	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Edward Kaufman [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-DE	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	N/A	BioGuide
Senator Tim Johnson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-SD	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Kay Hagan [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NC	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Robert Byrd [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-WV	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mark Udall [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CO	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Michael Bennet [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CO	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mary Landrieu [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-LA	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Susan Collins [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ME	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Senator Mark Pryor [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AR	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Senator Tom Udall [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NM	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Senator Debbie Stabenow [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Charles Schumer [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NY	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Robert Menendez [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NJ	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Senator Dianne Feinstein [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Tom Harkin [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IA	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mark Begich [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-AK	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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