FORT HOOD, TX

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to members killed or wounded in terrorist attacks perpetrated within the U.S. and clarify eligibility of such members for combat-related special compensation (see H.R. 3049), H5398 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (see S. 1500), S6446 [12SE] (see H.R. 3111), H5587 [17SE]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 705), H545 [14FE]

Letters

Impact of budget sequestration on Dept. of Defense: Representative Williams, H665 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: decision to designate the Fort Hood, TX, shootings as a workplace violence case, H2462 [7MY]

——— declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones (H.R. 3111), H5629 [18SE]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families, H438 [12FE], E125 [12FE]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (H.R. 705), H1581 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: declare the attack at Fort Hood, TX, a terrorist attack and ensure victims of such attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those killed or wounded in overseas combat zones, S8339 [20NO], S8702 [12DE], S9008, S9009 [19DE]

Reports

Fort Hood Hero Says Obama ‘Betrayed’ Her, Other Victims: Ned Berkowitz and Brian Ross, ABC News, E125 [12FE]

Texts of

S. 1500, Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act, S6448 [12SE]