H.R.6580 - Hubbard Act

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, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, and for other purposes. view all titles (5)

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  • Short: Hubbard Act as passed house.
  • Short: Hubbard Act as passed senate.
  • Short: Hubbard Act as introduced.
  • Official: 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, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Hubbard Act as enacted.

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News Coverage

08/28/08
Military 'sole survivors' bill sig...

President Bush, joined by members of the Hubbard family, signs HR 6580, the Hubbard Act on Friday in the Oval Office of the White House i...

Source: Bakersfield Now, CA
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08/19/08
Bill would ensure sole survivors g...

The bill, HR 6580, makes the changes retroactive to anyone who has left the service under sole survivor policies since Sept. 11, 2001. ...

Source: NavyTimes.com, VA
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07/29/08
House passes 8 veterans’ benefit...

Another bill, HR 6580, would permit early discharge without penalty of a sole surviving child if a father, mother or one or more siblings...

Source: ArmyTimes.com, VA
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10/23/08
VA Watchdog dot Org -- House Commi...

Public Law 110-317 – The Hubbard Act (H.R. 6580) * Signed by the President on August 29, 2008. * Provides for the fair treatment of a m...

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09/15/08
WashingtonWatch.com - P.L. 110-317...

H.R. 6580 would ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the ...

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09/14/08
Hubbard Act Removes Dollar Limitat...

Congress passed and the President signed HR 6580, a bill that, in part, repeals the dollar limitation on contributions to qualified funer...

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08/31/08
Congress Passes Bill Repealing Dol...

On August 1, the Senate passed HR 6580 (the Hubbard Act) by voice vote. The House of Representatives OK'd the measure on July 29 by voice...

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08/24/08
washingtonwatch.com digest - augus...

... actions with respect to parcels of real property located in eastlake, ohio, and koochiching county, minnesota, and for other purposes...

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08/20/08
Soul Survivors Bill.........

The bill, HR 6580, makes the changes retroactive to anyone who has left the service under sole survivor policies since Sept. 11, 2001. Th...

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08/20/08
HR6580 Hubbard Act

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, pursu...

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08/18/08
H.R. 6580

H.R. 6580. Hubbard Act. As cleared by the Congress on August 1, 2008. The Hubbard Act would enhance separation benefits for servicemember...

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08/18/08
HR 6580, Hubbard Act

Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on August 1, 2008.

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08/03/08
Office of the House Democratic Maj...

30) H.R. 6580 - The Hubbard Act of 2008 (Rep. Kind – Ways and Means). 31) H.R. 6513 - Securities Act of 2008 (Rep. Kanjorski – Financ...

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