3.0.0
39
2025-12-20T09:06:43Z
2025-12-20T09:06:43Z
House
H
HR
2025-01-03
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/39
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GREEN of Texas:H.R. 39.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)The single subject of this legislation is:To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct theSecretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the MerchantMariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits tocertain individuals who served in the United States merchantmarine (including the Army Transport Service[Page H36]
- hsvr00
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House
Standing
  - hsvr09
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2025-12-19T18:58:34Z
  - Referred To
2025-01-03T16:18:50Z
- 2025-12-19
  - hsvr09
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committee
- 2025-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hsvr00
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- 2025-01-03
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2025-01-03
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2025-01-03
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
1000
9
Library of Congress
- 2025-01-03
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
1000
9
Library of Congress
- G000553
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Al
Green
D
TX
9
N
- D000623
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
Mark
DeSaulnier
D
CA
10
2025-09-08
False
Armed Forces and National Security
- Conflicts and wars
2025-03-05T15:24:31Z
- Government trust funds
2025-03-05T15:24:31Z
- Marine and inland water transportation
2025-03-05T15:24:31Z
- Transportation employees
2025-03-05T15:24:31Z
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
2025-03-05T15:24:31Z
Armed Forces and National Security
2025-02-19T15:34:59Z
00
2025-01-03
Introduced in House
2025-02-19T20:23:52Z
Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute 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.

Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025
- Display Title
45

Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025
2025-01-30T04:23:18Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025
2025-01-30T04:23:17Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

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.
2025-01-30T04:18:19Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2025-01-03T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr39ih/xml/BILLS-119hr39ih.xml
2025-12-19
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.