H.R. 39: Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-01-09 · 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 2023-01-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2023

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Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to distribute a payment of $25,000 to U.S. merchant marines who engaged in qualified service during World War II. To be eligible, an individual must apply for the benefit and must not have received benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. The bill sets forth what constitutes qualified service, including time frame of service and licensing requirements.

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Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2023

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Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · 12 cosponsors

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Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), John Garamendi (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Dina Titus (D-NV), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Judy Chu (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr39.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr39 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118