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H.R. 1928: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act

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H.R. 1928: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-05 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. 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

Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act

Plain summary

Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act This bill provides a permanent appropriation for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits to survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services during a period of lapsed appropriations. The bill provides the appropriations at the rate and under the conditions provided for the most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appropriations for the uniformed services has been enacted. The appropriations are provided during a period of lapsed appropriations, in which appropriations are unavailable due to the absence of the timely enactment of an Act or joint resolution providing appropriations or continuing appropriations for the death gratuity and related benefits.

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

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If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 199 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Seth Moulton (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Mark Takano (D-CA) and 139 more.

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Words on this page, explained (4)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1928 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115