Reps. Hurd, Davis Introduce Bill to Help Service Members During Times of Loss
June 08, 2020
June 08, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Susan Davis (D-Calif.) introduced The Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act, H.R. 7101, to allow service members time to grieve the death of their children.
Major Matthew Checketts--an Active Duty Airman based at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland--tragically lost his daughter Elaine, whom the bill is named after, while serving. To ensure all military members . . .
Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Susan Davis (D-Calif.) introduced The Elaine M. Checketts Military Families Act, H.R. 7101, to allow service members time to grieve the death of their children.
Major Matthew Checketts--an Active Duty Airman based at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland--tragically lost his daughter Elaine, whom the bill is named after, while serving. To ensure all military members . . .