S 1200 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Jewish War Veterans Act of 2001

Introduced Jul 19, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Max Cleland D-GA

Latest action · Jul 19, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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.

IntroducedJul 19, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Jewish War Veterans Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of each military department to review the service records of each Jewish American veteran (World War II or later) who was awarded the Distinguished Service, Navy, or Air Force Cross, or whose name is submitted for such purpose by the Jewish American War Veterans of the United States of America, in order to determine whether such veteran should be awarded the Medal of Honor. Authorizes such Medal to be awarded upon recommendation of the Secretary concerned.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2001 to Sep 24, 2001; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
I-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman	Original	Jul 19, 2001
D-FL	Bill Nelson		Jul 25, 2001
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton		Jul 26, 2001
D-MN	Mark Dayton		Jul 26, 2001
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin		Jul 26, 2001
D-NJ	Jon S. Corzine		Aug 2, 2001
D-DE	Joseph R. Biden Jr.		Aug 2, 2001
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold		Sep 24, 2001

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Armed Services Committee	Referred Jul 19, 2001

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 19, 2001Introduced in Senate
Jul 19, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to direct the Secretaries of the military departments to conduct a review of military service records to determine whether certain Jewish American war veterans, including those previously those previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross, should be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Short Titles as Introduced: Jewish War Veterans 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.

Jul 19, 2001Introduced in Senate

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