Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act

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Introduced

9 March 2010

Last action

23 April 2010 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summary

Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) any member of the Armed Forces who was killed or wounded in the attack at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family members of those victims, should receive the same treatment and benefits as the victims and families of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States; (2) such members and families have made tremendous sacrifices, and the United States should provide them with the maximum level of benefits available, identical to that available to those killed or wounded in an overseas combat zone such as Iraq or Afghanistan; and (3) the Department of Defense (DOD) should honor the Americans killed or injured in such attack with awards that recognize their sacrifices, including the Purple Heart for members and the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom for civilian DOD employees. Treats members and DOD civilian employees 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.

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Timeline

9 March 2010
Introduced
Referred to House Armed Services
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 2010
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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
9 March 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 March 2010
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2010
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1416-1417, H1419, H1422)
Source: IntroReferral
23 April 2010
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4791
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4791
us · 111-hr-4791 · source updated 5 December 2025