HR 1469 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Coast guard Defense spending Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Honor Our Fallen Heroes Act

Introduced: April 8, 2011 See on congress.gov

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Apr 8, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Apr 8, 2011

Introduced in House

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Honor Our Fallen Heroes Act - Appropriates amounts to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) during a funding gap impacting the Armed Forces to allow for the timely payment of death gratuities under specified code provisions addressing death benefits for deceased military personnel.

Defines "funding gap" as any period during FY2011 for which interim or full-year appropriations (other than as provided by this Act) for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces for that fiscal year have not been enacted.

What's happening now April 8, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 41