US Congress House Bill 1288 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 86-31)
Status: Introduced on March 31 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to consider certain methods for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a member of the merchant marine during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such methods to include Social Security Administration (SSA) records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping or discharge forms, ship logbooks, or other official employment records. Requires the Secretary to recognize masters of seagoing vessels or other command officers who were authorized to document an individual for purposes of hiring for the merchant marine or discharge therefrom, when determining whether to recognize service allegedly performed during such period.

World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act

Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Sandy Adams [R-FL]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. John Carney [D-DE]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Brad Miller [D-NC]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2011-03-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1288/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1288/BILLS-112hr1288ih.pdf