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HR 30 109th 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: February 28, 2006 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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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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Jan 27, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 27, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 27, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 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 surviving spouse of such individual.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 30: Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-30/
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"H.R. 30: Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-30/.
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H.R. 30, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-30/.
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