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H.R. 2881 (112th)

Foreign Service Line of Duty Death Gratuity Act of 2011

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Introduced

9 September 2011

Last action

3 October 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .

Sponsors

Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25], Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1], Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8], Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4], Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]

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18 December 2025

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Summary

Foreign Service Line of Duty Death Gratuity Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide increased group life insurance benefits for a Foreign Service or government executive branch employee killed in a location designated as a danger pay post. Directs the Secretary of State to provide a specified death gratuity payment to the surviving dependents of a Foreign Service or a government executive branch employee serving at a U.S. diplomatic or consular mission abroad without a regular salary who was killed in the August 7, 1998, bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Authorizes appropriations for such payments.

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Timeline

  1. 9 September 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 September 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 September 2011

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1574-1575)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 September 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 3 October 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .

    Source: Committee

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