H.R. 5055: To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000.
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H.R. 5055: To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-09-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-09-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000.
Plain summary
Increases the death gratuity payable with respect to members of the Armed Forces from $12,000 to $50,000. Makes this increase applicable to deaths occurring on or after September 11, 2001. Requires the Secretary of Defense to derive funds for payments under this Act in FY 2005 from travel funds for personnel of the Office of the Secretary.
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Official text
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] · 219 cosponsors
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Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 159 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5055.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr5055 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108