H.R. 23: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2011

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Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund for payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) of a monthly benefit of $1,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation and under contract to, or the property of, the United States. Requires such individuals to: (1) apply for such benefit within one year after the enactment of this Act; and (2) not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. Requires the Secretary to include, in annual budget documents submitted to Congress, detailed information on the Fund's operation.

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Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2011

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Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · 88 cosponsors

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William R. Keating (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), André Carson (D-IN), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and 28 more.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr23.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr23 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112