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H.R. 705: Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act
- Introduced:
- Feb 14, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. John Carter [R-TX31]
- Status:
- Referred to Committee
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- Full Title
To ensure that the victims and victims' families of the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, receive the same treatment and benefits as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families.
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- Text
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Last updated Feb 14, 2013.
4 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
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2/14/2013--Introduced.
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; and
(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. 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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