To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the military death gratuity from $12,000 to $50,000.

September 9, 2004

Mr. Moore (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hill, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Berry, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Israel, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Ford, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Solis, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Shays, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Foley, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Waters, Mr. Payne, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Strickland, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boswell, and Mr. Bonner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services