US Congress House Bill 3049 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-08-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Justice for Fort Hood and Little Rock Heroes Act

Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]
Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-08-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

SB1433 (Related) 2013-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3049/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3049/BILLS-113hr3049ih.pdf