US HB39 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-21 - 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]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-21 - 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]
Summary
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Title
Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV] |
| Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] | Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] |
| Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] | Rep. Donald Davis [D-NC] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] |
| Rep. David Trone [D-MD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| 2023-01-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2023-01-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/39/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr39/BILLS-118hr39ih.pdf |
