To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000.
Latest action · Sep 9, 2004 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 9, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Increases the death gratuity payable with respect to members of the Armed Forces from $12,000 to $50,000. Makes this increase applicable to deaths occurring on or after September 11, 2001.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to derive funds for payments under this Act in FY 2005 from travel funds for personnel of the Office of the Secretary.
Cosponsors 219
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2004 to Nov 19, 2004, with 58 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-CA | Calvin M. Dooley | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Original | Sep 9, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2004Introduced in House
- Sep 9, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2867 | A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000. | Identical bill | Sep 30, 2004 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Defense budgets
- Department of Defense
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal employees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government travel
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Military dependents
- Military pensions
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
- Survivors' benefits
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2004Introduced in House
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