3.0.0 377 2021-04-20T18:52:23Z 2021-04-20T18:52:23Z House H HR 2005-01-26 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2005-04-04T18:05:54Z Referred to 2005-01-26T15:08:35Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2005-03-14T22:13:56Z Referred to 2005-01-26T15:08:30Z Honoring Every Requirement of Exemplary Service Act of 2005 109 77 S 2006-01-26 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Identical bill CRS 2005-04-04 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2005-03-14 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2005-01-26 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2005-01-26 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-26 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2005-01-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E105) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000268 Rep. Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] TERRY EVERETT R AL 2 N R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2005-01-26 True B001244 Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] Jo Bonner R AL 1 2005-01-26 True A000055 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] ROBERT ADERHOLT R AL B. 4 2005-01-26 True C000868 Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] ROBERT CRAMER D AL E. 5 2005-01-26 True B000013 Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] SPENCER BACHUS R AL 6 2005-01-26 True D000602 Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] Artur Davis D AL 7 2005-01-26 True O000165 Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3] TOM OSBORNE R NE 3 2005-01-26 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. 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Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2005-02-14 False C001052 Rep. Chocola, Chris [R-IN-2] Chris Chocola R IN 2 2005-02-14 False C000794 Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12] JERRY COSTELLO D IL F. 12 2005-02-14 False H000807 Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] JOHN HOSTETTLER R IN 8 2005-02-14 False F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2005-03-08 False F000440 Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] VITO FOSSELLA R NY 13 2005-03-08 False D000605 Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] Thelma Drake R VA D. 2 2005-03-08 False G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 2005-03-08 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2005-03-08 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2005-03-08 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2005-03-08 False C001050 Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] Dennis Cardoza D CA A. 18 2005-04-14 False P000323 Rep. Pickering, Charles W. 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Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART R FL 21 2005-07-21 False Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Armed forces abroad Cost of living adjustments Crime and Law Enforcement Families Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government life insurance Government publicity Insurance premiums International Affairs Iraq Iraq compilation Married people Middle East and North Africa Military occupation Military operations Military pay South Asia Survivors' benefits Terrorism War War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-01-26 Introduced in House 2005-02-22T22:07:30Z Honoring Every Requirement of Exemplary Service Act of 2005 or HEROES Act of 2005 - Increases from $12,000 to $100,000 the death gratuity payable to the survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die: (1) as a direct result of armed conflict; (2) while engaged in hazardous service; (3) in the performance of duty under conditions simulating war; (4) through an instrumentality of war; or (5) in an operation or area designated as a combat operation or a combat zone.

Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an additional death gratuity of $238,000 for a member of the Armed Forces who died before the date of enactment of this Act as a direct result of one or more wounds, injuries, or illnesses that were: (1) incurred in the theater of operations of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; or (2) as a direct result of armed conflict, while engaged in hazardous service, in the performance of duty under conditions simulating war, or through an instrumentality of war on or after October 7, 2001.

Increases the maximum amount of life insurance coverage for a member of the armed forces under servicemembers' group life insurance. Provides for $150,000 additional life insurance with no deductible due from the member for combat-related deaths. Requires spousal approval for a member to elect not to have life insurance coverage or have less than the maximum amount allowable.

]]> HEROES Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced HEROES Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Honoring Every Requirement of Exemplary Service Act of 2005 Popular Titles Military Death Gratuity bill 9 Library of Congress Display Title HEROES Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve death benefits for the families of deceased members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr377ih/xml/BILLS-109hr377ih.xml 2005-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.