Provide veteran status and benefits to merchant mariners who served during World War Two.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025?
The Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025, known as H.R. 39, sits in the House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs as of December 18, 2025. The subcommittee members must hold a vote to move the bill forward, but most bills in Congress die because committees choose not to act on them. No action has occurred on this proposal since December 18, 2025.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025 (H.R. 39 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 39 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 39 (118th) →
Vehicles
Who’s behind it
Al Green (D-TX)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.