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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 2243Introduced May 5, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Stephen Buyer R-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 8, 2009 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

78 cosponsors — 36 Republicans, 42 Democrats

42 of 78 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.

John Adler (D-NJ), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), J. Barrett (R-SC), John Barrow (D-GA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boccieri (D-OH), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Chet Edwards (D-TX), John Fleming (R-LA), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Parker Griffith (R-AL) and 48 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Stephen Buyer.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-4 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.