3.0.0 154 2022-11-01T13:49:30Z 2022-11-01T13:49:30Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GREEN of Texas:H.R. 154.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)Appropriations Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 9, Cl. 7)[Page H215]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-03T16:14:25Z 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2019-01-03 True D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2019-01-03 True G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2019-01-03 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2019-01-03 True B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2019-01-03 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2019-01-03 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2019-01-03 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-01-03 True P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2019-01-03 True K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2019-01-03 True A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2019-01-08 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2019-01-08 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2019-01-08 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2019-01-14 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2019-01-14 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-01-14 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2019-01-17 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2019-03-07 False Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2019-03-27 False K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2019-05-10 False A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2019-06-03 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-06-03 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2019-06-03 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2019-06-03 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-06-03 False H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2019-06-06 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2019-06-06 False R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2019-06-13 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2019-07-12 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-07-15 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2019-08-06 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 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-07-26T20:37:40Z Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2019

This bill distributes a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. The bill sets forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of service and licensing requirements.

]]> Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2019 Display Title Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2019 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 Title(s) as Introduced Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr154ih/xml/BILLS-116hr154ih.xml 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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.