To increase the military death gratuity to $100,000, effective with respect to any deaths of members of the Armed Forces on active duty after October 7, 2001.
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA)Legislative Activity
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 334 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
April 13, 2005
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 334 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
April 13, 2005
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to table amendment SA 334 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 25 - 75. Record Vote Number: 92.
April 13, 2005
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S3513-3515, S3517-3518, S3521-3522)
April 13, 2005
Motion to table amendment SA 334 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 25 - 75. Record Vote Number: 92.
April 13, 2005
Amendment SA 334 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
April 13, 2005
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 334 proposed by Senator Kerry.
April 12, 2005
Amendment SA 334 proposed by Senator Kerry. (consideration: CR S3455-3456; text: CR S3455) To increase the military death gratuity to $100,000, effective with respect to any deaths of members of the Armed Forces on active duty after October 7, 2001.
April 12, 2005
Senate amendment submitted
April 11, 2005
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
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Submitted
SA 334. Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. Pryor) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1268, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 159, strike line 6 and all that follows through page 160, line 22, and insert the following: Sec. 1112. (a) Increase in Death Gratuity.-- (1) Amount.--Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$12,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''. (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on October 7, 2001, and shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after that date. (3) No adjustment for increases in basic pay before date of enactment.--No adjustment shall be made under subsection (c) of section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the amount in force under subsection (a) of that section, as amended by paragraph (1), for any period before the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) Payment for deaths before date of enactment.--Any additional amount payable as a death gratuity under this subsection for the death of a member of the Armed Forces before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be paid to the eligible survivor of the member previously paid a death gratuity under section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, for the death of the member. If payment cannot be made to such survivor, payment of such amount shall be made to living survivor of the member otherwise highest on the list under 1477(a) of title 10, United States Code. On page 161, line 23, strike ``$238,000'' and insert ``$150,000''. ______