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S 663 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Government trust funds Marine and inland water transportation Transportation employees Veterans' pensions and compensation

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

Introduced: March 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-81.
Mar 19, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 and under contract to, or the property of, the United States. Requires such individuals to: (1) apply for such benefit before October 1, 2009; and (2) not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.

What's happening now April 29, 2009

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-81.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 23 Related bill Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 10, 2010
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 4, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 20, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 15, 2009
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jun 24, 2009
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 16, 2009
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 3, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 23, 2009
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 19, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 19, 2009
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 19, 2009
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 19, 2009
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 19, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 19, 2009
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 663: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-663/
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"S. 663: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-663/.
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