House Bill
H.R. 39
Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025
Primary Sponsor
Al Green
D - TX
Cosponsors
1
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Summary
This bill would establish a Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide $25,000 payments to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II. Eligible individuals must have served as crewmembers on ships that were operated by the U.S. government and supported the armed forces between 1941 and 1946.
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025
This bill would establish a Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide $25,000 payments to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II. Eligible individuals must have served as crewmembers on ships that were operate
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This bill would establish a Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide $25,000 payments to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II. Eligible individuals must have served as crewmembers on ships that were operated by the U.S. government and supported the armed forces between 1941 and 1946.
- Bill Number
- 39
- Introduced
- 12/19/2025
- Status
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- 39
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced
- 12/19/2025
- Summary
- This bill would establish a Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide $25,000 payments to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II. Eligible individuals must have served as crewmembers on ships that were operated by the U.S. government and supported t
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