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- H.R.5112
H.R.5112: To provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the United States merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era.
About This Bill
- Introduced July 15, 2014
- Latest Major Action Aug. 15, 2014
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Requires service in the United States Merchant Marine of an individual who served as a crew member of a vessel that was in oceangoing service during the Vietnam Era in the Southeast Asia theater of operations and who receives a certificate of honorable discharge under this Act to be considered to be active duty in determining the individual's eligibility for veterans benefits. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), upon application, to issue...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Aug. 15, 2014 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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| July 15, 2014 |
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| July 15, 2014 |
Introduced in the House by Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D-Ga.) |