To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Latest action · Sep 5, 2003 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 5, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increases from $6,000 to $12,000 the death gratuity paid upon the active-duty death of a member of the armed forces.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude any such death gratuity from gross income.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2003 to Oct 29, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Oct 15, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Oct 29, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 5, 2003 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Sep 5, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 5, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 5, 2003Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E2154, H9972 | Julia Carson D-IN, Maxine Waters D-CA | Oct 28, 2003 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 5, 2003Introduced in House
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