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Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

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Dec 19, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. The bill sets forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of service and licensing requirements.

What's happening now December 19, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Sep 8, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 39: Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-39/

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"H.R. 39: Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-39/.

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H.R. 39, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-39/.

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