House passed amended veterans’ unpaid-pension benefits bill
The bill addresses pensions the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded to veterans before their deaths but paid afterward. The introduced version directs payment to eligible family members or the veteran’s estate, with an application generally due within one year. The House passed the bill as amended; this vote decided passage, not merely whether to begin considering it.
Context: The available background summarizes the introduced version, not necessarily the amended text passed by the House.