Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act of 1977

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to increase the rates of disability and death pension and to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for parents.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

(House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments)

Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act - =Title I: Veterans' and Survivors' Pensions= - Increases the rates of pensions for war veterans with a non-service-connected disability, their surviving spouses and children, and increases the annual income limitations governing payment of such pensions.

=Title II: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Parents= - Increases the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the parents of veterans who died in active military service.

=Title III: - Miscellaneous and Effective Date Provisions= - Increases the monthly rate of aid and attendance allowance for those surviving spouses and dependent parents receiving death compensation.

States that the effective date of this Act shall be January 1, 1978.

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Legislative Actions

1977-08-03
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
1977-08-03
Measure passed Senate, amended.
1977-09-21
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment.
1977-09-21
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment.
1977-09-21
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to House amendment to Senate amendment.
1977-09-21
Senate disagreed to House amendment to Senate amendment.
1977-11-03
Resolving differences -- House actions: House receded from its amendment to Senate amendment.
1977-11-03
House receded from its amendment to Senate amendment.
1977-11-03
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments.
1977-11-03
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments.
1977-11-03
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment.
1977-11-03
Senate agreed to House amendment.
1977-12-01
Measure enrolled in House.
1977-12-01
Measure enrolled in Senate.
1977-12-01
Measure presented to President.
1977-12-01
Measure presented to President.
1977-12-02
Signed by President.
1977-12-02
Signed by President.
1977-12-02
Public Law 95-204.
1977-12-02
Public Law 95-204.

Enacted as Public Law 95-204

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