Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Sponsored By: Representative Wilson (SC)
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Summary
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age. Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund. Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse. Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
NM • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]
IL • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Scott, Austin
GA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Smith (NJ)
NJ • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Takano
CA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Thompson (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Wagner
MO • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Amodei (NV)
NV • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Carter (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
CO • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Cole
OK • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Kevin Cramer
ND • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
DesJarlais
TN • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
VA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Griffith
VA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Hurt, Robert [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
MO • R
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/24/2015
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2015
Himes
CT • D
Sponsored 5/13/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2015
Valadao
CA • R
Sponsored 5/15/2015
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 5/29/2015
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/29/2015
Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/29/2015
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/29/2015
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/2/2015
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
NJ • R
Sponsored 6/2/2015
Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4]
NV • R
Sponsored 6/2/2015
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/24/2015
Marsha Blackburn
TN • R
Sponsored 6/24/2015
Ruiz
CA • D
Sponsored 6/24/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/10/2015
Foster
IL • D
Sponsored 7/10/2015
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/10/2015
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]
MN • R
Sponsored 7/10/2015
Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 7/10/2015
Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
NC • R
Sponsored 7/10/2015
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/14/2015
Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2]
NE • D
Sponsored 7/14/2015
Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/14/2015
Calvert
CA • R
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2015
Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]
MI • R
Sponsored 7/16/2015
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 7/16/2015
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/16/2015
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/20/2015
Veasey
TX • D
Sponsored 7/20/2015
Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/20/2015
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 7/20/2015
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
Sponsored 7/21/2015
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/21/2015
Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/21/2015
Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1]
OK • R
Sponsored 7/23/2015
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/23/2015
Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/23/2015
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 7/23/2015
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 7/23/2015
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/27/2015
Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/27/2015
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 7/27/2015
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 3/26/2015
Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/26/2015
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Courtney
CT • D
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/22/2015
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
CA • R
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
TN • R
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Buchanan
FL • R
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 4/22/2015
Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
ME • R
Sponsored 4/29/2015
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Sponsored 4/29/2015
Crawford
AR • R
Sponsored 5/5/2015
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/5/2015
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]
AL • R
Sponsored 5/5/2015
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
AZ • R
Sponsored 5/13/2015
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Guthrie
KY • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]
NC • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Stefanik
NY • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/31/2015
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/31/2015
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 7/31/2015
Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/31/2015
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/31/2015
Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
AL • R
Sponsored 7/31/2015
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/31/2015
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 7/31/2015
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]
LA • R
Sponsored 7/31/2015
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Larsen (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Westerman
AR • R
Sponsored 9/28/2015
Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
KS • R
Sponsored 10/1/2015
Hill (AR)
AR • R
Sponsored 10/7/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2015
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/27/2015
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 7/27/2015
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 7/27/2015
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 7/27/2015
Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]
WI • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
IL • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Womack
AR • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
OH • R
Sponsored 7/29/2015
Rogers (AL)
AL • R
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/4/2015
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]
KS • R
Sponsored 12/7/2015
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 12/9/2015
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/9/2015
Joyce (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 12/9/2015
Latta
OH • R
Sponsored 12/16/2015
Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
WA • R
Sponsored 12/17/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/2/2016
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
OR • R
Sponsored 3/16/2016
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
OH • R
Sponsored 3/16/2016
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/16/2016
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
OH • R
Sponsored 3/16/2016
Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 4/14/2016
Huffman
CA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2016
Vargas
CA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2016
Jeffries
NY • D
Sponsored 4/14/2016
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/14/2016
Garamendi
CA • D
Sponsored 4/14/2016
Smith (MO)
MO • R
Sponsored 4/15/2016
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/18/2016
McCaul
TX • R
Sponsored 4/19/2016
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 4/20/2016
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 4/20/2016
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/20/2016
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/27/2016
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
MN • D
Sponsored 4/27/2016
Lucas
OK • R
Sponsored 5/3/2016
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/3/2016
Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 5/10/2016
Simpson
ID • R
Sponsored 5/16/2016
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/25/2016
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/25/2016
Neal
MA • D
Sponsored 6/16/2016
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 6/20/2016
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2016
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/22/2016
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/28/2016
Issa
CA • R
Sponsored 9/9/2016
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Sponsored 9/12/2016
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