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Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act

Introduced: June 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Jan 9, 2015
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Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act

This bill provides a permanent appropriation for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits to survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services during a period of lapsed appropriations.

The bill provides the appropriations at the rate and under the conditions provided for the most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appropriations for the uniformed services has been enacted.

The appropriations are provided during a period of lapsed appropriations, in which appropriations are unavailable due to the absence of the timely enactment of an Act or joint resolution providing appropriations or continuing appropriations for the death gratuity and related benefits.

What's happening now January 9, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 2
Jenkins, Evan
· Jul 6, 2016
Blum, Rod
· Jun 8, 2016
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Apr 29, 2016
Young, David
· Apr 28, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 12, 2016
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 16, 2015
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 250: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-250/
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"H.R. 250: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-250/.
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