3.0.0 1288 2021-09-28T13:26:11Z 2021-09-28T13:26:11Z House H HR 2011-03-31 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:H.R. 1288.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2215]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-15T21:01:01Z Referred to 2011-03-31T14:01:50Z 2011-04-15 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2011-03-31 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2011-03-31 True M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2011-03-31 True F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2011-03-31 True E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2011-04-01 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2011-04-05 False C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2011-04-07 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2011-04-07 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2011-04-13 False C001069 Rep. 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Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] Janice Hahn D CA 36 2012-03-06 False B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2012-03-06 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2012-03-06 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2012-03-06 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2012-03-06 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2012-03-06 False P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2012-03-20 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2012-03-20 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2012-03-20 False C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2012-03-20 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2012-05-17 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2012-07-18 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 2011-03-31 Introduced in House 2011-04-12T14:32:27Z World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) 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 Short Titles as Introduced 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 Homeland Security 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 2011-03-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1288ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1288ih.xml 2011-04-15 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.