Arrears of Pensions Act of 1879
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The Arrears of Pensions Act of 1879 was a U.S. law that granted Civil War veterans and their dependents retroactive pension payments dating back to the time of their disability or death, greatly expanding federal pension obligations.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
pension law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Pension Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Union Civil War veterans
ⓘ
dependents of Union Civil War veterans ⓘ orphans of Union Civil War veterans ⓘ widows of Union Civil War veterans ⓘ |
| appliesToConflictSide | Union forces ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| beneficiaryClass |
disabled Union veterans
ⓘ
families of deceased Union veterans ⓘ |
| benefits |
lump-sum arrears to eligible claimants
ⓘ
retroactive pension payments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
granted arrears of pensions back to date of disability or death
ⓘ
greatly expanded federal pension obligations ⓘ increased federal expenditures on veterans pensions ⓘ |
| field |
military pensions
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key step in development of federal pension system
ⓘ
major expansion of federal responsibility for veterans benefits ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to growth of the U.S. welfare state
ⓘ
expanded the number of pension beneficiaries ⓘ increased political support among Union veterans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
social security law
ⓘ
veterans law ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Civil War pensions
ⓘ
retroactive pension payments ⓘ veterans benefits ⓘ |
| purpose |
to liberalize Union veterans pension policy
ⓘ
to provide arrears of pensions to Civil War veterans and their dependents ⓘ |
| regulates |
calculation of pension arrears
ⓘ
payment of Union veterans pensions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil War pension system
ⓘ
Gilded Age politics ⓘ United States veterans policy ⓘ |
| temporalScope |
retroactive to date of death
ⓘ
retroactive to date of disability ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Gilded Age
NERFINISHED
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post–Civil War era ⓘ |
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