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S. 1272 · 109th Congress

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005

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41 cosponsors · 26 D, 14 R, 1 I

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005 - 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).

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 20, 2005

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005 - 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 benefits paid under this Act from taxation.

Provides for benefits for World War II Merchant Mariners under title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005

Latest action (Jun 20, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6831-6832)

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 20, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.