Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009

3.0.0 23 2023-01-11T13:19:14Z 2023-01-11T13:19:14Z House H HR 2009-01-06 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-05-13T21:42:54Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Discharged from 2009-05-01T17:11:07Z Referred to 2009-01-09T16:09:42Z Reported by 2009-05-07T19:58:37Z Markup by 2009-05-06T17:08:01Z Referred to 2009-01-06T17:02:45Z H. Rept. 111-99 Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 111 663 S 2009-04-29 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-81. Related bill CRS 2009-05-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-05-12 15:38:47 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2009-05-12 15:38:46 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5422-5423) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2009-05-12 15:38:46 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5422-5423) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-12 15:13:48 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 23. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2009-05-12 15:13:47 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5422-5428) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2009-05-12 15:13:46 Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2009-05-07 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00045 2009-05-07 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-99. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-05-07 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-99. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-05-06 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2009-05-06 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2009-05-01 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged. Committee 2009-01-09 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2009-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 N K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 2009-01-13 False A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2009-01-26 False K000370 Rep. Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-FL-24] Suzanne Kosmas D FL M. 24 2009-01-26 False W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2009-01-28 False B000716 Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] ALLEN BOYD D FL JR. 2 2009-01-28 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2009-02-03 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2009-02-03 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2009-02-03 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2009-02-10 False M001166 Rep. 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Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2009-05-07 False 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z H.R. 23, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20607 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 6, 2009</p> 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z H.R. 23, Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20607 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 6, 2009 Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Government trust funds Marine and inland water transportation Transportation employees Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security

00 2009-01-06 Introduced in House 2009-01-15T17:34:30Z Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a monthly benefit of $1,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation and under contract to, or the property of, the United States. Requires such individuals to: (1) apply for such benefit before October 1, 2009; and (2) not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.

Requires the Secretary to include, in annual budget documents submitted to Congress, detailed information on the Fund's operation.

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17 2009-05-07 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2009-05-18T16:00:46Z Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a monthly benefit of $1,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation, serving the Armed Forces, and under contract to, or the property of, the United States. Requires such individuals to: (1) apply for such benefit within one year after the enactment of this Act; and (2) not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.

Authorizes appropriations.

Requires the Secretary to include, in annual budget documents submitted to Congress, detailed information on the Fund's operation.

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36 2009-05-12 Passed House amended 2009-05-27T18:31:22Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 7, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a monthly benefit of $1,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation, serving the Armed Forces, and under contract to, or the property of, the United States. Requires such individuals to: (1) apply for such benefit within one year after the enactment of this Act; and (2) not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.

Authorizes appropriations.

Requires the Secretary to include, in annual budget documents submitted to Congress, detailed information on the Fund's operation.

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Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 Display Title Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to House Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 H House Short Titles as Passed House Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 H House Official Title as Introduced 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. Referred in Senate 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr23rfs/xml/BILLS-111hr23rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2009-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr23eh/xml/BILLS-111hr23eh.xml Reported in House 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z Introduced in House 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr23ih/xml/BILLS-111hr23ih.xml 2009-05-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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.