H.R. 3049: Justice for Fort Hood and Little Rock Heroes Act
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H.R. 3049: Justice for Fort Hood and Little Rock Heroes Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-08-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-08-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Justice for Fort Hood and Little Rock Heroes Act
Plain summary
Justice for Fort Hood and Little Rock Heroes Act - Requires an individual who, while a member of the Armed Forces, was killed or wounded in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, or in the attack at the recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 1, 2009, to be treated as if the individual has been awarded a Purple Heart as of the date of this Act's enactment for purposes of all applicable federal laws, regulations, and policies. Requires such an individual who was wounded in either such attack to be treated as an "eligible combat-related disabled uniformed services retiree" for purposes of determining that individual's eligibility for combat-related special compensation. Disqualifies an individual whose death or wound was the result of the individual's willful misconduct. Encourages each state and local government to treat such an individual as eligible for any benefits provided to individuals by reason of being killed or wounded while serving in the line of duty as a member of the Armed Forces.
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Justice for Fort Hood and Little Rock Heroes Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] · 5 cosponsors
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John R. Carter (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3049.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr3049 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113