# 114-hr-3758: Congressional Death Benefit Elimination Act of 2015

114-hr-3758, Congressional Death Benefit Elimination Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3758
- Congress: 114
- Title: Congressional Death Benefit Elimination Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2015-10-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Congressional Death Benefit Elimination Act of 2015 This bill declares that no payment of death gratuities may be made to surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress from congressional accounts or any other appropriated funds.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5082: Investing in Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-4428: Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose serv…
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## Sources
- [114-hr-3758 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3758)

## Related
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- [114-hr-5104: BOTS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5104)
- [114-hr-5082: Investing in Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5082)
- [114-hr-4428: Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4428)
- [114-hr-4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4336)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
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