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H.R. 4088 111th Congress House

Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act

Official title: To ensure that the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood are… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To ensure that the members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood are treated in the same manner as members who are killed or wounded in combat zones or civilian employees who are killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while serving with the Armed Forces in a contingency operation.

Introduced: November 17, 2009 Introduced by: John R. Carter Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Crime victimsDepartment of DefenseGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIncome tax exclusion
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Life, casualty, property insuranceMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTerrorismTexasTransfer and inheritance taxesViolent crime
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Nov 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Nov 17, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Nov 17, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Nov 17, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Nov 17, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Nov 17, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Nov 17, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 8, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act - Treats members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) who were killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, as members killed or wounded in a combat zone or civilian employees killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while serving in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of specified laws, regulations, and policies concerning compensation, awards, and other benefits for which such members and employees are eligible.

Provides the maximum amount of coverage ($400,000) under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for any member killed in such shootings, as well as any member who dies of wounds sustained in the shootings, notwithstanding that the member elected to be insured in a lesser amount.

Excludes from the above provisions members whose wounds or death is the result of willful misconduct.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4791 Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act
  • S 2807 Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 9 Republican 11
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Jan 21, 2010
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 21, 2010
Lee, Christopher
· Dec 16, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 3, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 3, 2009
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Dec 3, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Nov 19, 2009
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Nov 18, 2009
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 18, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Nov 18, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Nov 18, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Nov 18, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Nov 18, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 18, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 17, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Nov 17, 2009
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 17, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 17, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Nov 17, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 17, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Nov 17, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Nov 17, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 17, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 17, 2009
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Nov 17, 2009
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Nov 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4088: Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4088/
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"H.R. 4088: Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4088/.
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