US HB1779 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes a Medal of Honor recipient to designate an individual to receive the special pension associated with such honor after their death. If a Medal of Honor is awarded posthumously, the individual authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the recipient shall be treated as the designee.
Title
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] | Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2019-03-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. |
| 2019-03-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. |
| 2019-03-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1779/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1779/BILLS-116hr1779ih.pdf |
