Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act
Latest action · Feb 14, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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 14, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act
This bill provides a permanent appropriation for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits to survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services during a period of lapsed appropriations.
The bill provides the appropriations at the rate and under the conditions provided for the most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appropriations for the uniformed services has been enacted.
The appropriations are provided during a period of lapsed appropriations, in which appropriations are unavailable due to the absence of the timely enactment of an Act or joint resolution providing appropriations or continuing appropriations for the death gratuity and related benefits.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2018 to Aug 1, 2018, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Feb 14, 2018 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Feb 14, 2018 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | Feb 14, 2018 |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Feb 14, 2018 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Feb 14, 2018 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Feb 14, 2018 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Feb 14, 2018 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Feb 28, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 23, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Feb 14, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1928 | Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act | Identical bill | Apr 5, 2017 |
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 14, 2018Introduced in Senate
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