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HR 5829 111th Congress House

World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed servi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 10, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 22, 2010
Referred to House Armed Services
Jul 22, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Jul 22, 2010
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jul 22, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 16, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to consider certain methods for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a member of the merchant marine during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such methods to include Social Security Administration (SSA) records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping or discharge forms, ship logbooks, or other official employment records.

Requires the Secretary to recognize masters of seagoing vessels or other command officers who were authorized to document an individual for purposes of hiring for the merchant marine or discharge therefrom, when determining whether to recognize service allegedly performed during such period.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2010
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Sep 14, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 14, 2010
Shuler, Heath
· Sep 14, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 10, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 22, 2010
Delahunt, Bill
· Jul 22, 2010
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jul 22, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5829: World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5829/
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"H.R. 5829: World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5829/.
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H.R. 5829, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5829/.
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