US Congress House Bill 705 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 25-1)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any member of the Armed Forces who was killed or wounded in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family members of those victims, should receive the same treatment and benefits as the victims and families of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States; and (2) such members and families have made tremendous sacrifices, and the United States should provide them with the maximum level of benefits available, identical to that available to those killed or wounded in an overseas combat zone such as Iraq or Afghanistan. Treats members and DOD civilian employees killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, as members killed or wounded in a combat zone or civilian employees killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while serving in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of specified laws, regulations, and policies concerning compensation, awards, and other benefits for which such members and employees are eligible.

Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act

Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-02-14	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-02-14	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2013-02-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/705/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr705/BILLS-113hr705ih.pdf