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HR 3729 108th Congress House

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2004

Official title: To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide a monthly monetary benefit to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide a monthly monetary benefit 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: February 24, 2004 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Ex-prisoners of warFamiliesHistoryIncome tax
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Labor and EmploymentMarried peopleMerchant marineMerchant seamenSurvivors' benefitsTax exemptionTaxationTransportation and Public WorksVeterans' benefitsWorld War II
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Jul 27, 2004
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 13, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jan 27, 2004
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.
Jan 27, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H115)
Jan 27, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2004

Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly benefit of $1,000 to certain honorably-discharged veterans of the U.S. Merchant Marine who served between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946 (or to their survivors). Includes service in the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service. Exempts benefits paid under this Act from taxation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 16 Republican 3
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Oct 8, 2004
CARSON, BRAD
· Oct 6, 2004
TANNER, JOHN
· Oct 5, 2004
TURNER, JIM
· Oct 5, 2004
Bell, Chris
· Sep 21, 2004
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2004
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 21, 2004
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 8, 2004
LAMPSON, NICK
· Sep 8, 2004
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Sep 8, 2004
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 8, 2004
SPRATT, JOHN
· Jul 12, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 25, 2004
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Jun 25, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 25, 2004
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 18, 2004
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jun 8, 2004
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· May 20, 2004
Ballance, Frank
· May 12, 2004
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2004
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 12, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 4, 2004
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 4, 2004
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 4, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 4, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 22, 2004
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 30, 2004
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 30, 2004
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 30, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 30, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 24, 2004
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 24, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3729: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3729/
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"H.R. 3729: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3729/.
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H.R. 3729, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3729/.
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