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Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

USA116th CongressHR-553| House 
| Updated: 7/12/2019
Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (250)
Chris Stewart (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Steve Chabot (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)David Kustoff (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Kay Granger (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)John R. Carter (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Ben McAdams (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Kevin Brady (Republican)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Rob Bishop (Republican)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Steve King (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Roger Williams (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Filemon Vela (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James Comer (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)George Holding (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)K. Michael Conaway (Republican)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Ross Spano (Republican)Mike Levin (Democratic)Vern Buchanan (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)

Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act This bill updates the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan and how it operates in relation to other benefits. The plan currently provides a monthly annuity (based on a percentage of a service member's retirement pay) to an eligible beneficiary upon the death of the service member. Currently, if a surviving spouse is also entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, the annuity paid under the plan will be reduced. The bill repeals certain provisions that require the offset of the plan annuity from amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation. Under current law, upon the request of the surviving spouse, the military branch concerned is authorized to pay an annuity to the member's dependent children instead of to the surviving spouse. The bill restores the annuity to an eligible spouse who previously elected to transfer payment to a dependent child.
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Timeline
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 16, 2019
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Wilson (SC).
Jul 12, 2019
Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
  • January 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.


  • January 24, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.


  • May 16, 2019
    Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Wilson (SC).


  • July 12, 2019
    Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HRES 116-476: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 116-622: Military Widow’s Tax Elimination Act of 2019
Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation

Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

USA116th CongressHR-553| House 
| Updated: 7/12/2019
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act This bill updates the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan and how it operates in relation to other benefits. The plan currently provides a monthly annuity (based on a percentage of a service member's retirement pay) to an eligible beneficiary upon the death of the service member. Currently, if a surviving spouse is also entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, the annuity paid under the plan will be reduced. The bill repeals certain provisions that require the offset of the plan annuity from amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation. Under current law, upon the request of the surviving spouse, the military branch concerned is authorized to pay an annuity to the member's dependent children instead of to the surviving spouse. The bill restores the annuity to an eligible spouse who previously elected to transfer payment to a dependent child.
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Timeline
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 16, 2019
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Wilson (SC).
Jul 12, 2019
Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
  • January 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 15, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.


  • January 24, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.


  • May 16, 2019
    Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Wilson (SC).


  • July 12, 2019
    Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson

Republican Representative

South Carolina

Cosponsors (250)
Chris Stewart (Republican)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Steve Chabot (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)David Kustoff (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Kay Granger (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Trent Kelly (Republican)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)John R. Carter (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Tim Burchett (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mike Johnson (Republican)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Ben McAdams (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Kevin Brady (Republican)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)William R. Timmons (Republican)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Tim Walberg (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Rob Bishop (Republican)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Greg Gianforte (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Carol D. Miller (Republican)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Steve King (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Mike D. Rogers (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Roger Williams (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Filemon Vela (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Anthony Brindisi (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James Comer (Republican)Mark E. Green (Republican)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Steve Watkins (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)John W. Rose (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Vicky Hartzler (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert E. Latta (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)George Holding (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Jason Crow (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)K. Michael Conaway (Republican)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Ross Spano (Republican)Mike Levin (Democratic)Vern Buchanan (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)

Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HRES 116-476: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 116-622: Military Widow’s Tax Elimination Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Military personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation