118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 39: Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2023
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. The bill sets forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of service and licensing requirements.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Mark Amodei R-NV
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
- John Garamendi D-CA
- Henry Johnson D-GA
- Steve Cohen D-TN
- Derek Kilmer D-WA
- Dina Titus D-NV
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Donald Davis D-NC
- Maxine Waters D-CA
- David Trone D-MD
Who scored on this bill
- 1Al Green SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Al Green.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.