3.0.0 705 2022-11-15T16:32:52Z 2022-11-15T16:32:52Z House H HR 2013-02-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER:H.R. 705.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution clause 14, which grants Congress thepower to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of theland and naval Forces.[Page H548]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-03-06T15:56:45Z Referred to 2013-02-14T15:00:15Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-02-14T15:00:20Z 2013-03-06 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-02-14 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 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2013-02-14 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 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 N M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2013-02-14 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2013-02-14 True B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2013-02-14 True F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 2013-02-14 True W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 2013-03-04 False G000567 Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] Tim Griffin R AR 2 2013-03-04 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2013-03-04 False D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2013-03-11 False W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2013-03-11 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2013-04-10 False P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2013-04-10 False R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2013-04-24 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2013-04-24 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2013-04-24 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2013-04-30 False J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2013-04-30 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2013-05-22 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2013-09-09 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2013-09-09 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2013-09-18 False M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2013-09-18 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2013-09-18 False J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2013-09-18 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2013-09-25 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2013-12-11 False 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 2013-02-14 Introduced in House 2013-03-01T16:06:44Z 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; and (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.

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 Short Titles as Introduced 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 and benefits as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families. Introduced in House 2013-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr705ih/xml/BILLS-113hr705ih.xml 2013-03-06 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.