House resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 808) to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as dependency and indemnity compensation.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 2005
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Nov 16, 2005 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Edwards. Petition No: 109-3. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis3.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 271.
- Congress.gov noteOn 11/16/2005, a motion was filed to discharge the Rules Committee from consideration of H.Res.271 a resolution providing for the consideration of H.R.808. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action.
(Discharge Petition No. 109-3: text with signatures.)Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 271, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hres/271
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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