US Congress House Bill 4088 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 69-28-1)
Status: Introduced on November 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-12-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act - Treats members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) who were killed or wounded in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, as members killed or wounded in a combat zone or civilian employees killed or wounded in a terrorist attack or while serving in a contingency operation, respectively, for purposes of specified laws, regulations, and policies concerning compensation, awards, and other benefits for which such members and employees are eligible. Provides the maximum amount of coverage ($400,000) under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for any member killed in such shootings, as well as any member who dies of wounds sustained in the shootings, notwithstanding that the member elected to be insured in a lesser amount. Excludes from the above provisions members whose wounds or death is the result of willful misconduct.

Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act

Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]
Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Eric Cantor [R-VA]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY]	Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Chet Edwards [D-TX]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Parker Griffith [R-AL]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D-TX]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]
Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. John Shadegg [R-AZ]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]	Rep. Harry Teague [D-NM]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]
Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-08		Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2009-11-20		Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2009-11-17		Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2009-11-17		Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2009-11-17		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-11-17		Referred to House Armed Services
2009-11-17		Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB4791 (Related) 2010-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
SB2807 (Related) 2009-11-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4088/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4088/BILLS-111hr4088ih.pdf