H.R. 5825 110th Congress House

Hubbard Act

Official title: To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 16, 2008 See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reservesDisabledFamiliesFinance and Financial Sector

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HealthHousing and Community DevelopmentIraq compilationLabor and EmploymentMilitary dependentsMilitary dischargesMilitary medicineMilitary payMissing in actionMortgagesPost exchangesSeverance payUnemployment insuranceVeterans' benefitsVeterans' employmentVeterans' loansWar casualties

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Apr 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Apr 16, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Apr 16, 2008

Introduced in House

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Latest action April 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hubbard Act - Amends federal employment, armed forces, military pay, and veterans' benefits law to authorize the provision of the following benefits to a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged at the member's request pursuant to a Department of Defense (DOD) policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled: (1) continued payment, through the original agreed-upon service period, of any bonus, incentive, or similar benefit to which the member was entitled during service; (2) separation pay, even though the member has completed less than six years of active service before discharge; (3) transitional health care, on the same basis as an active-duty member, for 180 days after discharge; (4) transitional commissary and exchange benefits, on the same basis as an active-duty member, for two years after discharge; (5) veterans' housing loan, employment and training, and basic educational assistance; (6) federal unemployment compensation; and (7) veteran's preference for federal employment purposes.

Makes this Act effective with respect to any such discharge granted after September 11, 2001.

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