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H.R. 4111: To amend title 37, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members of the Armed Forces whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 4111: To amend title 37, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members of the Armed Forces whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To amend title 37, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members of the Armed Forces whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay a monthly bonus of $500 to each member of the Armed Forces: (1) who is subject to a stop-loss order issued since October 1, 2001; and (2) whose ability to retire or be separated from the Armed Forces is suspended as a result of such order. Provides for retroactive bonus payments since October 1, 2001, for qualifying members.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To amend title 37, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of a military department to pay a monthly bonus to members of the Armed Forces whose retirement or separation is suspended as a result of a stop-loss order, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 51 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4111 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108