HR 705 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act

Introduced Feb 14, 2013 Originated House Sponsor John R. Carter R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 6, 2013 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. IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any member of the Armed Forces who was killed or wounded in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family members of those victims, should receive the same treatment and benefits as the victims and families of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States; and (2) such members and families have made tremendous sacrifices, and the United States should provide them with the maximum level of benefits available, identical to that available to those killed or wounded in an overseas combat zone such as Iraq or Afghanistan.

Treats members and DOD civilian employees killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, as members killed or wounded in a combat zone or civilian employees killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while serving in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of specified laws, regulations, and policies concerning compensation, awards, and other benefits for which such members and employees are eligible.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2013 to Dec 11, 2013, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBill FloresOriginalFeb 14, 2013
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalFeb 14, 2013
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalFeb 14, 2013
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalFeb 14, 2013
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandMar 4, 2013
R-TXRoger WilliamsMar 4, 2013
R-ARTim GriffinMar 4, 2013
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupMar 11, 2013
R-FLRon DeSantisMar 11, 2013
R-TXKenny MarchantApr 10, 2013
R-NMStevan PearceApr 10, 2013
R-TXLouie GohmertApr 24, 2013
R-FLThomas J. RooneyApr 24, 2013
R-PATim MurphyApr 24, 2013
D-TXGene GreenApr 30, 2013
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 6, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Feb 14, 2013Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House

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