US HB309 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay certain compensation to individuals (or their survivors) who, as members of the Armed Forces during World War II: (1) were captured on the peninsula of Bataan or the island of Corregidor in the Philippines by Japanese forces; and (2) participated in and survived the Bataan Death March. Allows a survivor payment to be made to the nearest surviving relative of such individual.
Title
Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act
Sponsors
| Rep. John Mica [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2011-01-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Japan
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Philippines
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Japan
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Philippines
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/309/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr309/BILLS-112hr309ih.pdf |
