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HR 3419 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Transportation costs Travel and tourism

Hotels for Heroes Act

Introduced: November 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Nov 14, 2011
Introduced in House
Nov 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hotels for Heroes Act - Expands the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to accept travel benefits to facilitate the travel of members of the Armed Forces during leave from active duty to include, as part of such benefits, points or awards for free or reduced-cost hotel accommodations.

Includes as benefits purposes: (1) providing humanitarian support to members and eligible beneficiaries receiving care through the military health care system, and (2) support to allow participation by members and their families in DOD-sponsored and authorized programs.

What's happening now February 7, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1