US Congress House Bill 23 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 71-18)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-18 - 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]

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) 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 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. 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 2011

Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Chip Cravaack [R-MN]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. John Mica [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Allen West [R-FL]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]
Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2011-01-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2011-01-05	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/23/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr23/BILLS-112hr23ih.pdf