Hubbard Act

Bill: 110-hr-6580
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2008-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Armed forces reserves
Cemeteries and funerals
Disabled
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Law
Military dependents
Military discharges
Military medicine
Military pay
Missing in action
Mortgages
Post exchanges
Severance pay
Taxation
Trusts and trustees
Unemployment insurance
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' employment
Veterans' loans
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2008-07-23
text: 
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.

action_date: 2008-07-29
text: 

(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.

action_date: 2008-08-01
text: 

(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.

action_date: 2008-08-29
text: 

(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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2008-08-29
text: Became Public Law No: 110-317.
action_date: 2008-08-29
text: Became Public Law No: 110-317.
action_date: 2008-08-29
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-08-29
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-08-25
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-08-25
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-08-01
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-08-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-08-01
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8004-8005)
action_date: 2008-08-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8004-8005)
action_date: 2008-07-30
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7276-7278)
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7276-7278)
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6580.
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7276-7280)
action_date: 2008-07-29
text: Mr. Kind moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2008-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2008-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2008-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2008-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2008-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-07-23
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-317