HR 3990 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Captain Jack Punches Memorial Act

Introduced Mar 18, 2002 Originated House Sponsor John Shimkus R-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 22, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

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. IntroducedMar 18, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Captain Jack Punches Memorial Act - Amends the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish Government markers for the private cemetery graves of veterans dying on or after September 11, 2001 (currently December 27, 2001) who: (1) would have been eligible for burial in a national cemetery; or (2) would have been eligible for military retired or retainer pay except for not having attained 60 years of age.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2002 to Sep 12, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILLane EvansOriginalMar 18, 2002
D-MABarney FrankApr 10, 2002
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanApr 10, 2002
I-VTBernard SandersApr 10, 2002
D-CABob FilnerApr 10, 2002
D-FLCorrine BrownApr 10, 2002
D-CAEllen O. TauscherApr 10, 2002
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenApr 10, 2002
D-TXMartin FrostApr 10, 2002
R-INMike PenceApr 10, 2002
D-HINeil AbercrombieApr 10, 2002
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettApr 10, 2002
D-MAStephen F. LynchApr 10, 2002
R-NYVito FossellaApr 10, 2002
D-MAJames P. McGovernApr 17, 2002
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Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 18, 2002
Benefits Subcommittee
Referred Mar 22, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 22, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
  2. Mar 18, 2002Introduced in House
  3. Mar 18, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the application of the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries to veterans dying on or after September 11, 2001.
Short Titles as Introduced
Captain Jack Punches Memorial Act

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. Mar 18, 2002Introduced in House

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