HCONRES 284 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should provide the flag of the United States for placement on the grave sites of recipients of the Medal of Honor.

Introduced Dec 6, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Ronnie Shows D-MS

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 21, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedDec 6, 2001
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should make the U.S. flag available to the immediate family members of deceased recipients of the Medal of Honor and to veterans service organizations and other parties responsible for the maintenance of private gravesites of Medal recipients, for placement on such gravesites.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 6, 2001 to Feb 26, 2002, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanOriginalDec 6, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalDec 6, 2001
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalDec 6, 2001
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.OriginalDec 6, 2001
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalDec 6, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalDec 6, 2001
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalDec 6, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalDec 6, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalDec 6, 2001
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalDec 6, 2001
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalDec 6, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeDec 11, 2001
R-LADavid VitterDec 12, 2001
D-CAJoe BacaDec 12, 2001
D-MIBart StupakDec 18, 2001
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 21, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
  2. Dec 6, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Dec 6, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Dec 6, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9055)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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