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S. 1272 109th Congress Senate

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, and title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United State… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, and title II of the Social Security Act 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.

Introduced: October 17, 2005 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' pensionsWorld War II
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Jun 20, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6831-6832)
Jun 20, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 20, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6831-6832)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005 - 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.

Provides for benefits for World War II Merchant Mariners under title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 23 Identical bill Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 3
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 3, 2006
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Nov 18, 2005
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 2, 2005
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 27, 2005
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 17, 2005
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 26, 2005
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 6, 2005
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 29, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1272: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1272/
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"S. 1272: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1272/.
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