3.0.0 4791 2023-01-11T13:16:26Z 2023-01-11T13:16:26Z House H HR 2010-03-09 111 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2010-04-23T13:16:33Z Referred to 2010-03-09T17:31:39Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-03-09T17:31:41Z Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act 111 4088 HR 2009-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act 111 2807 S 2009-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2010-04-23 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2010-03-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1416-1417, H1419, H1422) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-09 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2010-03-09 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-09 Referred to House Armed Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2010-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 N Armed Forces and National Security Crime victims Department of Defense Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Terrorism Texas Violent crime Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-03-09 Introduced in House 2010-04-22T17:58:07Z 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; (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; and (3) the Department of Defense (DOD) should honor the Americans killed or injured in such attack with awards that recognize their sacrifices, including the Purple Heart for members and the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom for civilian DOD employees.

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 Display Title Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure that the victims and victims' families of the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, receive the same treatment, benefits, and honors as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act Introduced in House 2010-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4791ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4791ih.xml 2010-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.