US Congress House Bill 1288 (Prior Session Legislation)

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April 15 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider certain methods for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a member of the merchant marine during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such methods to include Social Security Administration (SSA) records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping or discharge forms, ship logbooks, or other official employment records. Requires the Secretary to recognize masters of seagoing vessels or other command officers who were authorized to document an individual for purposes of hiring for the merchant marine or discharge therefrom, when determining whether to recognize service allegedly performed during such period.

World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act

Rep Butterfield, G. K.	Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Adams, Sandy	Rep Altmire, Jason
Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Baca, Joe	Rep Barrow, John	Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G.
Rep Bass, Karen	Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr.	Rep Bishop, Timothy H.	Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.
Rep Boswell, Leonard L.	Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Braley, Bruce L.	Rep Brown, Corrine
Rep Carney, John	Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Castor, Kathy	Rep Christensen, Donna M.
Rep Coble, Howard	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Costello, Jerry F.
Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Critz, Mark S.	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.	Rep DeFazio, Peter A.
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Dent, Charles W.	Rep Deutch, Theodore E.	Rep Doyle, Michael F.
Rep Ellmers, Renee L.	Rep Fattah, Chaka	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Fitzpatrick, Michael G.
Rep Forbes, J. Randy	Rep Fortenberry, Jeff	Rep Foxx, Virginia	Rep Frank, Barney
Rep Garamendi, John	Rep Green, Gene	Rep Griffin, Tim	Rep Hahn, Janice
Rep Hanna, Richard L.	Rep Harris, Andy	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Herrera Beutler, Jaime
Rep Himes, James A.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Holden, Tim	Rep Honda, Michael M.
Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Issa, Darrell E.	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.	Rep Johnson, Bill
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Keating, William R.
Rep King, Peter T.	Rep Kissell, Larry	Rep Langevin, James R.	Rep Latham, Tom
Rep Latta, Robert E.	Rep Lipinski, Daniel	Rep LoBiondo, Frank A.	Rep Loebsack, David
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep McCaul, Michael T.	Rep McCollum, Betty
Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep McHenry, Patrick T.	Rep McIntyre, Mike
Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Miller, Brad	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Murphy, Christopher S.
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.	Rep Neal, Richard E.	Rep Olver, John W.
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.	Rep Paul, Ron	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Posey, Bill
Rep Price, David E.	Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Rigell, E. Scott	Rep Rohrabacher, Dana
Rep Ross, Dennis	Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille	Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch
Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.	Rep Sanchez, Loretta	Rep Schiff, Adam B.
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.	Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Shuler, Heath
Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Smith, Adam	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Tonko, Paul D.
Rep Towns, Edolphus	Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Watt, Melvin L.
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A.	Rep Wilson, Frederica S.	Rep Wittman, Robert J.	Rep Wolf, Frank R.
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2011-03-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN01288:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1288ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1288ih.pdf