HR 1435 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Veterans' Emergency Telephone Service Act of 2001

Introduced Apr 4, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Lois Capps D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 10, 2001 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 4, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans' Emergency Telephone Service Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award a grant to a private, nonprofit entity for the operation of a national, toll-free telephone hotline providing information and assistance to veterans and their families, including crisis intervention counseling, general veterans' benefits information, emergency shelter and food, substance abuse rehabilitation, employment training and related opportunities, and small business assistance programs. Limits such grant to a two-year period, subject to annual approval by the Secretary.

Cosponsors 73

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2001 to Dec 19, 2001; 57 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WVAlan B. MollohanOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MIBart StupakOriginalApr 4, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MNBill LutherOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CABob FilnerOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-PAFrank MascaraOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-ILLane EvansOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-ARMike RossOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalApr 4, 2001
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-VARick BoucherOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-GURobert A. UnderwoodOriginalApr 4, 2001
R-MDRobert L. Ehrlich Jr.OriginalApr 4, 2001
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-WIRon KindOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-PATim HoldenOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CATom LantosOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NMTom UdallOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-PAWilliam J. CoyneOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorMay 21, 2001
R-AKDon YoungMay 21, 2001
R-CAElton GalleglyMay 21, 2001
D-NYGary L. AckermanMay 21, 2001
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanMay 21, 2001
D-RIJames R. LangevinMay 21, 2001
R-MOJo Ann EmersonMay 21, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMay 21, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartMay 21, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioMay 21, 2001
R-OHRobert W. NeyMay 21, 2001
D-CASam FarrMay 21, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMay 24, 2001
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyJul 11, 2001
D-CAAdam B. SchiffDec 19, 2001
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyDec 19, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 4, 2001
Benefits Subcommittee
Referred Apr 10, 2001Hearings Jul 10, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 10, 2001Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Apr 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
  3. Apr 4, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Apr 4, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-8LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 862, H.R. 1406, H.R. 1435, H.R. 1746, H.R. 1929, H.R. 2359 AND H.R. 2361215 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJul 10, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to provide for a national toll-free hotline to provide information and assistance to veterans.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans' Emergency Telephone Service Act of 2001

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2001Introduced in House

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