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HR 963 107th Congress House

Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act

Official title: To provide compensation for certain World War II veterans who survived the Bataan Death March and were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese.

Introduced: March 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security East AsiaEx-prisoners of warFamiliesHistory
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JapanLabor and EmploymentMarried peopleMilitary historyPhilippinesSurvivors' benefitsVeterans' benefitsWorld War II
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Mar 19, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 19, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 8, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 8, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 19, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay certain compensation to individuals (or their survivors) who, as members of the armed forces during World War II: (1) were captured on the peninsula of Bataan or the island of Corregidor in the Philippines by Japanese forces; and (2) participated in and survived the Bataan Death March.

Allows a survivor payment to be made only to an unremarried former spouse of such individual.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 20, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 963: Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-963/
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