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HR 1570 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security East Asia Families History Japan Military dependents Military pay Philippines Prisoners of war Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits World War II

Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act

Introduced: March 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Apr 3, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 19, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 19, 2007
Introduced in House
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 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 to the nearest surviving relative of such individual.

What's happening now April 3, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 3, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1570: Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1570/
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"H.R. 1570: Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1570/.
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