3.0.0 563 2023-01-11T13:29:00Z 2023-01-11T13:29:00Z House HR 2015-01-27 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HAHN:H.R. 563.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the UnitedStates Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within theConstitutional Authority of the United States Congress.Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H640]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-06T22:29:17Z Referred to 2015-01-27T17:05:25Z 2015-02-06 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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[D-MA-7] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 7 2016-04-18 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2016-04-18 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2016-04-18 False J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2016-04-29 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2016-05-03 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2016-05-10 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2016-05-10 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2016-05-11 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2016-05-12 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2016-05-18 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2016-06-14 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2016-06-21 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2016-07-25 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 2016-09-07 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2016-09-09 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2016-11-14 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2016-11-16 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 2015-01-27 Introduced in House 2015-02-18T14:57:37Z Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015

Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund from which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is to make one payment of $25,000 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 2015 Display Title Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015 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 IH Short Titles as Introduced Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr563ih/xml/BILLS-114hr563ih.xml 2015-02-06 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.