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S274119th CongressWALLET

Next of Kin Collections Protection Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Daines, Steve [R-MT]

Introduced

Summary

Sets pension stop date to the last day of the month a beneficiary dies. This bill would carve out an exception for pensions payable under an existing rating or decision so that reductions or discontinuances take effect on the last day of the month of death, changing the timing rules in 38 U.S.C. 5112(b).

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  • Families and next of kin: Survivors would receive the deceased beneficiary's pension for the entire month of death instead of having payments cut off mid-month.
  • VA administrators: The bill would add a new paragraph to 38 U.S.C. 5112(b) and renumber existing paragraphs, requiring updates to internal references and processing rules.
  • Legal and benefits text: It makes a conforming amendment to 38 U.S.C. 1832(b)(4) and inserts parenthetical language into 38 U.S.C. 5310(b) to align month-of-death payment language with the new rule.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

VA pension for month of death

This bill would make VA pensions payable under an existing rating continue through the last day of the month the payee dies. It would also say those month-of-death payments are covered by VA offset and recovery rules. If enacted, these changes would apply to deaths on or after the date of enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Daines, Steve [R-MT]

MT • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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