U.S. Congress - H.R.6580 Hubbard Act
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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8/29/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Hubbard Act - Amends federal employment, armed forces, military pay, and veterans' benefits law to authorize the provision of the following benefits to a mOfficial Summary
8/29/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the limitation on contributions to funeral trusts. Makes this Act effective with respect to any such discharge granted after September 11, 2001.
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VA Watchdog dot Org -- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Press ...
Public Law 110-317 â The Hubbard Act (H.R. 6580) * Signed by the President on August 29, 2008. * Provides for the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces granted an early discharge from service, pursuant to the Department of ...
WashingtonWatch.com - P.L. 110-317, The Hubbard Act
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 member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who ...
Hubbard Act Removes Dollar Limitation to Contributions to ...
Congress passed and the President signed HR 6580, a bill that, in part, repeals the dollar limitation on contributions to qualified funeral trusts. Pub. L. 110-317, § 9, 110th Cong., 2nd Sess., 122 Stat. 3526 (Aug. 29, 2008).
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