S. 961: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
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S. 961: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
110th Congress · introduced 2007-03-22 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2007-03-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
Plain summary
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly benefit of $1,000 to certain honorably-discharged veterans of the U.S. Merchant Marine who served between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946 (or to their survivors). Includes service in the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service. Exempts from taxation benefits paid under this Act.
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Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · 61 cosponsors
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Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX) and 1 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s961.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>
Record fed-us-cong110-s961 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110