On July 30, the Senate approved, by unanimous consent, a resolution (H. Con. Res. 175) expressing the sense of Congress that courts with fiduciary responsibility for a child of a deceased service member of the Armed Forces should take into consideration the expression of clear intent of the service member regarding the distribution of death gratuity funds on behalf of the child. The House approved the resolution on July 23 (see The Source, 7/27/07).
