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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

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

H.R. 5055Introduced Sep 9, 2004Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Dennis Moore D-KS
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 9, 2004 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

219 cosponsors — 65 Republicans, 153 Democrats, 1 independent

65 of 219 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Chris Bell (D-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jo Bonner (R-AL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Henry Brown (R-SC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Max Burns (R-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Shelley Capito (R-WV), Lois Capps (D-CA) and 189 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dennis Moore.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress · KS-3 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.