Hubbard Act

To amend titles 5, 10, 37, and 38, United States Code, to ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, and for other purposes.

4/16/2008--Introduced.
Hubbard Act - Amends federal employment, armed forces, military pay, and veterans' benefits law to authorize the provision of the following benefits to a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged at the member's request pursuant to a Department of Defense (DOD) policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled:
(1) continued payment, through the original agreed-upon service period, of any bonus, incentive, or similar benefit to which the member was entitled during service;
(2) separation pay, even though the member has completed less than six years of active service before discharge;
(3) transitional health care, on the same basis as an active-duty member, for 180 days after discharge;
(4) transitional commissary and exchange benefits, on the same basis as an active-duty member, for two years after discharge;
(5) veterans' housing loan, employment and training, and basic educational assistance;
(6) federal unemployment compensation; and
(7) veteran's preference for federal employment purposes. Makes this Act effective with respect to any such discharge granted after September 11, 2001.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21]
• and 312 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. W. Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Thomas Allen
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Committees

• House Veterans' Affairs
• 3 more
  • House Armed Services
  • House Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Armed Services
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• Apr 25, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
• Apr 16, 2008: Referred to House Armed Services
• Introduced on Apr 16, 2008.
• Apr 16, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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.
• Apr 16, 2008: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
• Apr 16, 2008: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

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Related Bills:

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Related Issue Areas:

• Defense policy
• Armed forces
• Armed forces reserves
• Families
• 21 more
• Finance
• Housing
• Iraq compilation
• Labor
• Medical care
• Medicine
• Military dependents
• Military discharges
• Military medicine
• Military pay
• Mortgages
• Post exchanges
• Severance pay
• Unemployment insurance
• Veterans
• Veterans' benefits
• Veterans' employment
• Veterans' loans
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• Missing in action
• War casualties

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October 01, 2008 Law To Ensure Health Benefits For Sole Survivor Veterans

President Bush on Friday signed into law legislation (HR 5825, S 2874) that will guarantee health benefits for “sole survivor” veterans who receive honorable discharges, the Los Angeles Times reports. Under the Department of Defense ...

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