# 116-hr-8559: Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act

116-hr-8559, Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8559
- Congress: 116
- Title: Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-10-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Surviving Families Benefit Expansion Act This bill adjusts the amount that the Department of Veterans Affairs pays to surviving spouses and children of veterans who were rated as totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death. Additionally, the bill authorizes the furnishing of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses who remarry after the age of 55.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
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- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
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## Sources
- [116-hr-8559 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8559)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8559 (as of 2025-11-18).