3.0.0 77 2018-02-03T19:04:59Z 2018-02-05T15:31:43Z Senate S S 2005-01-24 109 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-01-24T21:58:48Z HEROES Act of 2005 109 377 HR 2005-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2006-01-26 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2005-01-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S550-551) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-24 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2005-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S253) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-01-24 True S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. 2005-01-26 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2005-01-26 False D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2005-01-26 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-01-26 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2005-01-26 False C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2005-01-26 False M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2005-01-26 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-01-26 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2005-01-26 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2005-01-26 False S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2005-01-26 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2005-01-26 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2005-01-26 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2005-01-26 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2005-01-26 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2005-02-01 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2005-02-01 False A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2005-02-02 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2005-02-02 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2005-02-07 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2005-02-08 False K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2005-02-08 False B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2005-02-17 False H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2005-04-05 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2005-04-12 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 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 2005-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-18T21:25:24Z 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.

]]> Honoring Every Requirement of Exemplary Service Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Honoring Every Requirement of Exemplary Service Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced HEROES Act of 2005 Popular Titles Military Death Gratuity bill 9 Library of Congress Display Title Honoring Every Requirement of Exemplary Service Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate 2005-01-24T05:00:00Z 2006-01-26 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 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.