Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 29, 2009 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-81.
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 19, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a monthly benefit of $1,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation and under contract to, or the property of, the United States. Requires such individuals to: (1) apply for such benefit before October 1, 2009; and (2) not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2009 to Jun 10, 2010; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 4, 2009 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jun 1, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Oct 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 4, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Dec 18, 2009 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Dec 18, 2009 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 10, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 19, 2009Hearings Apr 29, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2009Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-81.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 19, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-81 | HEARING ON PENDING BENEFITS LEGISLATION99 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 29, 2009 |
| S. Hrg. 111-66 | S. 313, S. 443, S. 633, AND H.R. 32688 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Apr 2, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 23 | Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 | Related bill | May 13, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in Senate
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