HR 510 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Act

Introduced Feb 7, 2001 Originated House Sponsor John P. Murtha D-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 4, 2001 Executive Comment Received from Interior.

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. IntroducedFeb 7, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Act - Authorizes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., to construct a temporary education center for educating people about the Memorial. Requires the center to remain for ten years, after which Congress may reevaluate the continuing need for the center.

Sets forth conditions for the use of excess coin funds under the United States Veterans Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 in the construction of such center, including that the Fund provide detailed information with respect to the use of such funds.

Cosponsors 180

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2001 to May 16, 2002, with 31 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAllen BoydOriginalFeb 7, 2001
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 7, 2001
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 7, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalFeb 7, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalFeb 7, 2001
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 7, 2001
D-CAGary A. ConditOriginalFeb 7, 2001
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.OriginalFeb 7, 2001
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalFeb 7, 2001
R-OKJ. C. Watts Jr.OriginalFeb 7, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalFeb 7, 2001
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalFeb 7, 2001
R-AZJim KolbeOriginalFeb 7, 2001
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalFeb 7, 2001
D-ILLane EvansOriginalFeb 7, 2001
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 4, 2001Executive Comment Received from Interior.
  2. Feb 15, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
  3. Feb 7, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Feb 7, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 281Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education ActIdentical billJun 25, 2002

Subjects

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