Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act

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

1. 20 November 2009

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 November 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 November 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 November 2009

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 November 2009

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• John Cornyn · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · ID · Sponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssas00 · Standing

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