# 114-hr-454: Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act

114-hr-454, Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by WALTER JONES (R-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-454
- Congress: 114
- Title: Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2015-01-21
- Sponsor: WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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 when an overpayment is so forgiven.

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## Sources
- [114-hr-454 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/454)

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- [114-hr-6445: Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6445)
- [114-hr-6397: Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6397)
- [114-hr-6377: National Guard Bonus Repayment and Financial Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6377)
- [114-hr-6345: TPS Reform Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6345)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-454 (as of 2025-11-18).