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S. 1500 113th Congress Senate

Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act

Official title: A bill to declare the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, a terrorist attack, and to ensure that the victims of the attack and their families receive… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to declare the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, a terrorist attack, and to ensure that the victims of the attack and their families receive the same honors and benefits as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families.

Introduced: September 12, 2013 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Crime victimsDepartment of DefenseGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMental health
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Military facilities and propertyMilitary medicineMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentTerrorismTexasViolent crime
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Sep 12, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6448)
Sep 12, 2013
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 Latest action September 12, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6448)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act - Directs: (1) the Secretary of the military department concerned to award the Purple Heart to members of the Armed Forces (members) who were killed or wounded in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009; and (2) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to award the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom to civilian employees and contractors of DOD who were killed or wounded in such attack.

Deems, for purposes of all applicable federal benefit laws, regulations, and policies: (1) such members to have been killed or wounded in a combat zone as the result of an enemy act; and (2) such employees to have been killed or wounded by hostile action while serving with the Armed Forces in a contingency operation and to have been killed or wounded in a terrorist attack. Excludes any member whose death or wound was the result of willful misconduct. Applies such provisions to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other psychological injuries that were a result of such attack.

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  • HR 3111 Identical bill Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 4
Toomey, Patrick
· Apr 10, 2014
Vitter, David
· Dec 18, 2013
Heller, Dean
· Nov 20, 2013
 R
Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 23, 2013
Burr, Richard
· Sep 19, 2013
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 12, 2013
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Sep 12, 2013
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 12, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1500: Honoring the Fort Hood Heroes Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1500/
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