US Congress House Bill 23 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 131-41)
Status: Engrossed on May 13 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a monthly benefit of $1,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation, serving the Armed Forces, and under contract to, or the property of, the United States. Requires such individuals to: (1) apply for such benefit within one year after the enactment of this Act; and (2) not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to include, in annual budget documents submitted to Congress, detailed information on the Fund's operation.

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. John Adler [D-NJ]	Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]
Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. John Boccieri [D-OH]
Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]	Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]
Rep. Allen Boyd [D-FL]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite [R-FL]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. David Dreier [R-CA]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. John Hall [D-NY]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]
Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]
Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D-PA]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D-FL]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. John Mica [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Harry Mitchell [D-AZ]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. John Murtha [D-PA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]
Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]	Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]
Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Bart Stupak [D-MI]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D-CA]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-13		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2009-05-12		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-05-12		On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5422-5423)
2009-05-12		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 23.
2009-05-12		Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5422-5428)
2009-05-12		Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2009-05-07		Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45.
2009-05-07		Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-99.
2009-05-06		Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2009-05-06		Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2009-05-01		Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
2009-01-09		Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2009-01-06		Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB663 (Related) 2009-04-29 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/23/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr23/BILLS-111hr23ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr23/BILLS-111hr23rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr23/BILLS-111hr23eh.pdf