US Congress House Bill 312 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act This bill amends the Defense Base Act to require the death benefits of an individual employed at an overseas military base who dies as a result of a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001, if there is no surviving spouse, child, or dependent grandchildren, brothers, or sisters of such individual eligible for death benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, to be paid: (1) to a beneficiary designated by the deceased; or (2) if there is no designated beneficiary, to the next of kin or the estate of the deceased. The bill requires the payment of such benefits from the Employees' Compensation Fund.

Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas Security Personnel Fairness Act

Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]

Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2015-01-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-01-13	House	Introduced in House

SB2374 (Same As) 2015-12-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8497-8498)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/312/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr312/BILLS-114hr312ih.pdf