Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025
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Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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Bill Summary
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 39 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 39
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and th...
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