To amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide additional options regarding the designation of the person to receive the death gratuity paid with respect to a member of the Armed Forces who dies without a surviving spouse, but who is survived by a minor child.
Latest action · Mar 14, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Provides that, in the case of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while serving on active duty or inactive duty for training, and who dies without a surviving spouse but with one or more children under age 18 who will be in the custody of a parent, brother, or sister, the death gratuity for such member shall be payable to such parent, brother, or sister as designated by the member.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to Jun 11, 2007; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Feb 28, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 7, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Mar 7, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Mar 20, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jun 11, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2007 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-16 | ``HELPING THOSE LEFT BEHIND: ARE WE DOING ENOUGH FOR THE PARENTS, SPOUSES, AND CHILDREN OF VETERANS?''79 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 24, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 659 | A bill to amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of the death gratuity with respect to members of the Armed Forces without a surviving spouse who are survived by a minor child. | Related bill | Feb 16, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, to provide additional options regarding the designation of the person to receive the death gratuity paid with respect to a member of the Armed Forces who dies without a surviving spouse, but who is survived by a minor child.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
