A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the death gratuity payable with respect to deceased members of the Armed Forces.
Latest action · Apr 8, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2003
- Passed SenateApr 1, 2003
- Passed HouseNot 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.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2003 to Mar 31, 2003; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Original | Mar 25, 2003 |
| R-VA | George Allen | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Mar 31, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2003Discharged Apr 2, 2003 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2003 |
| Total Force Subcommittee | Referred Apr 8, 2003 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2003Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Apr 8, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
- Apr 2, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 2, 2003Received in the House.
- Apr 2, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Apr 1, 2003Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 1, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4648; text as passed Senate: CR S4648)
- Mar 25, 2003Introduced in Senate
- Mar 25, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4381)
- Mar 25, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13833 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Nov 3, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4620, S4648Text printed S4648 | Jim Talent R-MO, Susan M. Collins R-ME | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4381 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Mar 25, 2003 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the death gratuity payable with respect to deceased members of the Armed Forces.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2003Referred in House
- Apr 1, 2003Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 25, 2003Introduced in Senate
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