Skip to main content
HR 1928 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Cemeteries and funerals Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Housing finance and home ownership Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act

Introduced: June 6, 2018 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 5, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2430 Identical bill Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 115
All 115 Democratic 67 Republican 17
Abraham, Ralph
· Jun 6, 2018
Cook, Paul
· Jun 6, 2018
Collins, Chris
· May 21, 2018
Delaney, John
· Apr 18, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 13, 2018
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · Apr 11, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 19, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 13, 2018
Russell, Steve
· Mar 13, 2018
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Feb 27, 2018
Hultgren, Randy
· Feb 20, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 13, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 13, 2018
Costello, Ryan
· Feb 8, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Feb 8, 2018
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Feb 8, 2018
Farenthold, Blake
· Feb 8, 2018
Poliquin, Bruce
· Feb 8, 2018
Yoder, Kevin
· Feb 8, 2018
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 6, 2018
Handel, Karen
· Jan 29, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 29, 2018
Ratcliffe, John
· Jan 29, 2018
Roby, Martha
· Jan 29, 2018
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jan 25, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 25, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 25, 2018
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 22, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 22, 2018
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 22, 2018
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 22, 2018
Reichert, David
· Jan 22, 2018
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jan 22, 2018
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 22, 2018
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jan 22, 2018
Zeldin, Lee
· Jan 22, 2018
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 19, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jan 19, 2018
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 19, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 19, 2018
Page 1 of 3 Next
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1928: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1928/
MLA
"H.R. 1928: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1928/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1928, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1928/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1928: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1928/)
Report a problem