H.R. 23 - Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Bob Filner
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on July 30, 2007
PASSED by voice vote on July 30, 2007.
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
H.R. 23 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill 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. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend title 46, United States Code, 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.
- Other Titles
- Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
- Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
- Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
- A bill 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.
- Sponsor
- Bob Filner
- Co-Sponsors
- Grace Napolitano
- Gwen Moore
- Edward Markey
- Jeff Miller
- Lynn Westmoreland
- Shelley Capito
- Madeleine Bordallo
- John Mica
- James Walsh
- John Salazar
- Timothy Bishop
- Zachary Space
- Peter King
- R. Miller
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis Kucinich
- Fred Upton
- Robert Scott
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Tom Udall
- Ray LaHood
- Paul Kanjorski
- Gene Green
- Barton Gordon
- James McGovern
- Jim Costa
- John Tierney
- John Conyers
- Henry Cuellar
- Raúl Grijalva
- Walter Jones
- George Radanovich
- Tim Holden
- William Delahunt
- Dennis Moore
- J. Forbes
- Michael Arcuri
- Greg Walden
- Christopher Carney
- Heath Shuler
- Solomon Ortiz
- Mike Thompson
- John Doolittle
- Nita Lowey
- Charles Melancon
- Charles Rangel
- Mark Souder
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Lincoln Davis
- Dave Camp
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Melvin Watt
- Dennis Cardoza
- James Ramstad
- Jo Ann Davis
- Adam Smith
- Adam Schiff
- Ed Perlmutter
- Ralph Hall
- Darrell Issa
- Nancy Boyda
- Anna Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- John Duncan
- Gary Ackerman
- Henry Brown
- Diane Watson
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Michael Ferguson
- Jason Altmire
- Patrick Tiberi
- Michael Michaud
- Luis Fortuño
- Jerry McNerney
- Timothy Walz
- Edolphus Towns
- John McHugh
- Christopher Shays
- Diana DeGette
- Ted Poe
- Ellen Tauscher
- Rush Holt
- Tim Murphy
- Charles Gonzalez
- Mark Udall
- Dan Burton
- Linda Sánchez
- Dale Kildee
- Jim McDermott
- John Shimkus
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen Lynch
- David Wu
- Sanford Bishop
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- Collin Peterson
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- John Sullivan
- Tom Lantos
- Bennie Thompson
- Peter Visclosky
- Steven LaTourette
- Doris Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Fortney Stark
- Jon Porter
- Charles Dent
- Rodney Alexander
- Nick Rahall
- Thomas Davis
- Jim Gerlach
- Jerry Costello
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Nydia Velázquez
- Jo Bonner
- Charles Wilson
- Loretta Sanchez
- Jo Ann Emerson
- Harry Mitchell
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Ronald Paul
- David Davis
- Allen Boyd
- Virginia Brown-Waite
- Joe Courtney
- Steve King
- Robin Hayes
- Ken Calvert
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Rosa DeLauro
- Kendrick Meek
- Mary Bono Mack
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Phil Hare
- Lee Terry
- Steve Israel
- Carolyn Maloney
- Maurice Hinchey
- Joe Sestak
- Bobby Rush
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Janice Schakowsky
- Tom Latham
- José Serrano
- Dan Boren
- Peter Welch
- Alan Mollohan
- Marcy Kaptur
- Martin Meehan
- Rahm Emanuel
- James Oberstar
- John Barrow
- Russ Carnahan
- Jerry Moran
- Jim Cooper
- Rick Larsen
- Timothy Johnson
- Frank Lucas
- Mike McIntyre
- Charles Pickering
- Zach Wamp
- Chris Van Hollen
- Frank LoBiondo
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Danny Davis
- Jack Kingston
- Don Young
- Brad Sherman
- Richard Baker
- Betty Sutton
- Scott Garrett
- Richard Neal
- William Jefferson
- Thomas Petri
- Frederick Boucher
- Bart Stupak
- Michael Honda
- Vernon Ehlers
- Brian Higgins
- Vito Fossella
- Robert Brady
- Marsha Blackburn
- Paul Hodes
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- Susan Davis
- Ed Pastor
- John Murtha
- Elijah Cummings
- Louie Gohmert
- Leonard Boswell
- Stephanie Jones
- Ron Kind
- John Lewis
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Paul Gillmor
- Charles Boustany
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander Levin
- David Scott
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Trent Franks
- Mike Ross
- Thomas Tancredo
- Luis Gutierrez
- Michael Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- Brian Baird
- Henry Waxman
- John Larson
- Todd Platts
- Mike Rogers
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Peter DeFazio
- Frank Wolf
- Emanuel Cleaver
- C. Ruppersberger
- Heather Wilson
- Bill Pascrell
- Peter Roskam
- Darlene Hooley
- George Miller
- Julia Carson
- Gerald Weller
- Kenny Marchant
- Subjects
- Veterans
- Armed forces
- Defense policy
- Ex-prisoners of war
- Families
- History
- Income tax
- Labor
- Married people
- Merchant marine
- Merchant seamen
- Pensions
- Survivors' benefits
- Tax exemption
- Taxation
- Transportation
- Veterans' pensions
- World War II
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/04/2007 Referred to Committee Passed House 7/30/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8884) 7/30/2007 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 1/04/2007 1/04/2007 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 1/04/2007 Referred to House Veterans' Affairs 1/04/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means 3/03/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 3/28/2007 Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged. 4/18/2007 Committee Hearings Held. 7/17/2007 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 7/17/2007 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 7/27/2007 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-269, Part I. 7/27/2007 Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Put on a legislative calendar 7/27/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 171. 7/30/2007 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 23. 7/30/2007 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8884-8887) 7/30/2007 Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 7/30/2007 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. currently selected House Vote on Passage 7/30/2007 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8884) 9/05/2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to House members from Merchant marine & longshoremen unions, which…
supported this bill
| Merchant marine & longshoremen unions | $2,061,360 |
| $2,061,360 |
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
