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Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 12, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 12, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5422-5423)
May 12, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5422-5423)
May 12, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 23.
May 12, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5422-5428)
May 12, 2009
Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 7, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45.
May 7, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-99.
May 6, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 6, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2009
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 7, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a monthly benefit of $1,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation, serving the Armed Forces, and under contract to, or the property of, the United States. Requires such individuals to: (1) apply for such benefit within one year after the enactment of this Act; and (2) not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.

Authorizes appropriations.

Requires the Secretary to include, in annual budget documents submitted to Congress, detailed information on the Fund's operation.

What's happening now May 13, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 29 Republican 9
Adler, John
· May 7, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 6, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 6, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 6, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· May 6, 2009
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 6, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 6, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 5, 2009
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 30, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 27, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 27, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 23, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 21, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 21, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 21, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 21, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 21, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 21, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 1, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 24, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 24, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 23, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 18, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 18, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Mar 16, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 16, 2009
Boccieri, John
· Mar 9, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 9, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Mar 9, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 4, 2009
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2009
Wilson, Charles
· Mar 4, 2009
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 26, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 23, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 2009
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 3, 2009
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Jan 26, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 23: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-23/
MLA
"H.R. 23: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-23/.
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H.R. 23, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-23/.
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