HR 5825 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Hubbard Act

Introduced Apr 16, 2008 Originated House Sponsor Devin Nunes R-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 25, 2008 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 16, 2008
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Hubbard Act - Amends federal employment, armed forces, military pay, and veterans' benefits law to authorize the provision of the following benefits to a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged at the member's request pursuant to a Department of Defense (DOD) policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled: (1) continued payment, through the original agreed-upon service period, of any bonus, incentive, or similar benefit to which the member was entitled during service; (2) separation pay, even though the member has completed less than six years of active service before discharge; (3) transitional health care, on the same basis as an active-duty member, for 180 days after discharge; (4) transitional commissary and exchange benefits, on the same basis as an active-duty member, for two years after discharge; (5) veterans' housing loan, employment and training, and basic educational assistance; (6) federal unemployment compensation; and (7) veteran's preference for federal employment purposes.

Makes this Act effective with respect to any such discharge granted after September 11, 2001.

Cosponsors 312

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2008 to Jul 31, 2008; 239 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLAnder CrenshawOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TNBart GordonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-IDBill SaliOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-PABill ShusterOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CABob FilnerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CABrian P. BilbrayOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-OHCharles A. WilsonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-LACharles W. Boustany, Jr.OriginalApr 16, 2008
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-LACharlie MelanconOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-UTChris CannonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-PAChristopher P. CarneyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-OKDan BorenOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-INDan BurtonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CADaniel E. LungrenOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MIDave CampOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CADavid DreierOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-GADavid ScottOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NVDean HellerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OHDeborah PryceOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-WADoc HastingsOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-AKDon YoungOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CODoug LambornOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-AZEd PastorOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAElton GalleglyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-VAEric CantorOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MIFred UptonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-KYGeoff DavisOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-AZHarry E. MitchellOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-NCHeath ShulerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NMHeather WilsonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OHJean SchmidtOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAJerry LewisOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-ILJerry WellerOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TNJim CooperOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAJim CostaOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-PAJim GerlachOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-GAJim MarshallOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-UTJim MathesonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-LAJim McCreryOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MNJim RamstadOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-INJoe DonnellyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-GAJohn BarrowOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAJohn CampbellOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-NYJohn J. HallOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-GAJohn LinderOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.OriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NYJohn R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.OriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TNJohn S. TannerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-COJohn T. SalazarOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NVJon C. PorterOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAKevin McCarthyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NELee TerryOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TNLincoln DavisOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-ILMark KirkOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-COMark UdallOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAMary BonoOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OKMary FallinOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-ILMelissa L. BeanOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-NYMichael A. ArcuriOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-DEMichael N. CastleOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-NYMichael R. McNultyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NJMike FergusonOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-INMike PenceOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-ALMike RogersOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-ARMike RossOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-KSNancy E. BoydaOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-GANathan DealOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-PAPatrick J. MurphyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-GAPaul C. BrounOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-ILPeter J. RoskamOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-GAPhil GingreyOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-ILPhil HareOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLRic KellerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-UTRob BishopOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.OriginalApr 16, 2008
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-LARodney AlexanderOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-KYRon LewisOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MORoy BluntOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MOSam GravesOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalApr 16, 2008
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-SDStephanie Herseth SandlinOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-INSteve BuyerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-ALTerry EverettOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-VAThelma D. DrakeOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NYThomas M. ReynoldsOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-PATim HoldenOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-FLTim MahoneyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-PATim MurphyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MITim WalbergOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-MNTimothy J. WalzOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-OKTom ColeOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-VATom DavisOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLTom FeeneyOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-IATom LathamOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-GATom PriceOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NYVito FossellaOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-CAWally HergerOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-TNZach WampOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-OHZachary T. SpaceOriginalApr 16, 2008
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalApr 16, 2008
R-FLConnie MackApr 17, 2008
R-TNDavid DavisApr 17, 2008
R-MOJo Ann EmersonApr 17, 2008
R-MIJoe KnollenbergApr 17, 2008
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Apr 17, 2008
R-MIMike RogersApr 17, 2008
R-AZRick RenziApr 17, 2008
R-TXTed PoeApr 17, 2008
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonApr 17, 2008
D-WAAdam SmithApr 22, 2008
D-INBrad EllsworthApr 22, 2008
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungApr 22, 2008
R-NJChristopher H. SmithApr 22, 2008
R-WADavid G. ReichertApr 22, 2008
D-PAJason AltmireApr 22, 2008
D-CALois CappsApr 22, 2008
R-PRLuis G. FortunoApr 22, 2008
R-MNMichele BachmannApr 22, 2008
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenApr 22, 2008
D-WISteve KagenApr 22, 2008
R-COThomas G. TancredoApr 22, 2008
R-KSTodd TiahrtApr 22, 2008
D-ILBill FosterApr 23, 2008
R-VABob GoodlatteApr 23, 2008
R-SCBob InglisApr 23, 2008
R-OHDavid L. HobsonApr 23, 2008
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloApr 23, 2008
D-TXGene GreenApr 23, 2008
R-TXJeb HensarlingApr 23, 2008
R-TXKenny MarchantApr 23, 2008
R-OHRalph RegulaApr 23, 2008
R-ORGreg WaldenApr 24, 2008
R-OHJim JordanApr 24, 2008
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonApr 24, 2008
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggApr 24, 2008
R-TXKay GrangerApr 24, 2008
R-ALSpencer BachusApr 24, 2008
R-IASteve KingApr 24, 2008
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestApr 24, 2008
D-INAndré CarsonApr 29, 2008
D-INBaron P. HillApr 29, 2008
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringApr 29, 2008
D-FLCorrine BrownApr 29, 2008
D-ILDanny K. DavisApr 29, 2008
D-MNJames L. OberstarApr 29, 2008
D-WAJim McDermottApr 29, 2008
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandApr 29, 2008
R-TXLamar SmithApr 29, 2008
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloApr 29, 2008
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyApr 29, 2008
D-PARobert A. BradyApr 29, 2008
R-OHRobert E. LattaApr 29, 2008
D-NYSteve IsraelApr 29, 2008
D-CTJoe CourtneyApr 30, 2008
D-MORuss CarnahanMay 5, 2008
D-MABarney FrankMay 6, 2008
R-MOKenny C. HulshofMay 6, 2008
D-MABill DelahuntMay 7, 2008
R-NJScott GarrettMay 8, 2008
D-MNBetty McCollumMay 13, 2008
D-MISander M. LevinMay 13, 2008
D-AZGabrielle GiffordsMay 15, 2008
D-FLRobert WexlerMay 19, 2008
D-VARick BoucherMay 22, 2008
D-NCMike McIntyreJun 4, 2008
D-METhomas H. AllenJun 5, 2008
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 9, 2008
D-CABrad ShermanJun 17, 2008
D-MSTravis ChildersJun 23, 2008
D-CAXavier BecerraJul 15, 2008
D-CALaura RichardsonJul 17, 2008
D-TNSteve CohenJul 22, 2008
R-ILJudy BiggertJul 31, 2008

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Apr 16, 2008
Military Personnel Subcommittee
Referred Apr 25, 2008
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 16, 2008
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Apr 16, 2008

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 25, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Apr 16, 2008Introduced in House
  3. Apr 16, 2008Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2874Hubbard ActIdentical billApr 16, 2008
HR 6580Hubbard ActRelated billSep 4, 2008

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Hubbard Act

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 16, 2008Introduced in House

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