H.R. 4085 · 107th Congress · enacted
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-247.
Latest official action 2002-10-23 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Veterans' and Survivors' Benefits Expansion Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2002, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date. (Sec. 3) States that remarriage after age 65 shall not bar a surviving spouse from dependency and indemnity compensation, death compensation, medical care for survivors and dependents, educational assistance, and housing loan benefits to which such spouse is entitled based upon prior marriage to a veteran. Allows spouses who remarried after age 65 but before enactment of this Act to apply for such coverage until one year after enactment. States that eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation shall not cause a reduction in any other authorized benefits for such spouses. (Sec. 4) Eliminates the additional 0.75 percent home loan funding fee for members of the Selected Reserve from October 1, 2002, to September 30, 2005. (Sec. 5) Increases from $90,000 to $150,000 the amount of Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance…
Congressional Research Service · 2002-05-21
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael K. Simpson
House · ID District 2 · Republican
$655,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Stephen F. Lynch
House · MA District 8 · Democratic
$344,748PAC receipts · 2025–2026
23 of 23 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$25,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$25,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$23,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $8,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$16,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$15,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$14,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$12,500
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$11,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$11,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$11,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFREEDOM FUND$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIDA-PAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IDACORP, INC. EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$8,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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