3.0.0 5829 2023-01-11T13:21:54Z 2023-01-11T13:21:54Z House H HR 2010-07-22 111 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2010-09-16T13:22:08Z Referred to 2010-07-22T14:01:49Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-07-22T14:01:48Z 2010-09-16 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2010-07-22 Referred to House Armed Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2010-07-22 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 2010-07-22 Referred to House Veterans' Affairs IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2010-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 N M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2010-07-22 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2010-07-22 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2010-07-22 True C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2010-07-22 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2010-07-22 True K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2010-07-22 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2010-07-22 True S000749 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] JOHN SPRATT D SC M. 5 2010-07-22 True S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2010-07-22 True F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2010-07-22 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2010-07-22 True M001134 Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] SUE MYRICK R NC WILKINS 9 2010-07-22 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2010-07-22 True E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2010-07-22 True M001156 Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] Patrick McHenry R NC 10 2010-07-22 True D000210 Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10] Bill Delahunt D MA 10 2010-07-22 True T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2010-07-22 True M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2010-07-27 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2010-07-27 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2010-08-10 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2010-08-10 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2010-08-10 False I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2010-09-14 False S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2010-09-14 False S000672 Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] VICTOR SNYDER D AR F. 2 2010-09-14 False W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2010-09-14 False G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 2010-09-14 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2010-09-14 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2010-09-22 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2010-09-22 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2010-09-23 False B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2010-09-23 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2010-09-23 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2010-09-29 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2010-09-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Government information and archives Marine and inland water transportation National Guard and reserves Personnel records Transportation employees Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-07-22 Introduced in House 2010-10-08T19:34:11Z World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to consider certain methods for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a member of the merchant marine during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such methods to include Social Security Administration (SSA) records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping or discharge forms, ship logbooks, or other official employment records.

Requires the Secretary to recognize masters of seagoing vessels or other command officers who were authorized to document an individual for purposes of hiring for the merchant marine or discharge therefrom, when determining whether to recognize service allegedly performed during such period.

]]> World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act Display Title World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Defense to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act Introduced in House 2010-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5829ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5829ih.xml 2010-09-16 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.