3.0.0 1936 2019-11-15T21:41:11Z 2019-11-15T21:41:11Z House H HR 2013-05-09 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HAHN:H.R. 1936.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H2570]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2013-05-24T14:12:47Z Referred to 2013-05-09T13:02:40Z 2013-05-24 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2013-05-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2849) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-05-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E640) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] Janice Hahn D CA 44 N C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2013-06-06 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2014-01-10 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2014-11-12 False 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 2013-05-09 Introduced in House 2013-07-08T20:43:24Z Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) 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 within one year after the enactment of this Act, 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.

]]> Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2013 Display Title Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2013 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. Introduced in House 2013-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1936ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1936ih.xml 2013-05-24 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.