S 1785 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month Act

Introduced Dec 7, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Max Cleland D-GA

Latest action · Dec 7, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

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IntroducedDec 7, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should establish the White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month to make recommendations to the President on the proclamation of National Military Appreciation Month to be celebrated in May of each year; and (2) any such Commission should be composed of specified members.

Expresses the sense of Congress that if such Commission is established, the President should also establish the Spirit of America Alliance to assist the Commission: (1) in the planning, organization, and conduct of an annual White House Conference on National Military Appreciation and other similar events; (2) in the promotion of the observance of such Month and other military commemorative events through appropriate means, subject to any guidelines developed by the Commission; (3) in the establishment of necessary incentives for Federal, State, and local governments and private sector entities to sponsor and participate in programs initiated by the Commission or the Alliance; (4) in the evaluation of the effectiveness of efforts by the Commission and the Alliance in carrying out this Act; and (5) by the performance of any other related duties that are assigned by the Commission.

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 7, 2001 to Sep 13, 2002; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski	Original	Dec 7, 2001
D-MI	Carl Levin	Original	Dec 7, 2001
R-NE	Chuck Hagel	Original	Dec 7, 2001
D-NV	Harry Reid	Original	Dec 7, 2001
D-NY	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Original	Dec 7, 2001
D-MO	Jean Carnahan	Original	Dec 7, 2001
D-NM	Jeff Bingaman	Original	Dec 7, 2001
I-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman	Original	Dec 7, 2001
D-DE	Joseph R. Biden Jr.	Original	Dec 7, 2001
R-OH	Mike DeWine	Original	Dec 7, 2001
D-GA	Zell Miller	Original	Dec 7, 2001
D-PA	Arlen Specter		Dec 13, 2001
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu		Dec 13, 2001
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch		Dec 13, 2001
D-FL	Bill Nelson		Apr 18, 2002
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye		Apr 18, 2002
R-UT	Robert F. Bennett		Apr 18, 2002
D-SC	Strom Thurmond		Apr 18, 2002
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper		Apr 18, 2002
D-MA	Edward M. Kennedy		May 8, 2002
R-ID	Larry E. Craig		May 8, 2002
D-MN	Mark Dayton		May 8, 2002
R-KS	Sam Brownback		May 8, 2002
D-MA	John F. Kerry		May 20, 2002
R-ID	Mike Crapo		May 20, 2002
R-VA	George Allen		Jun 11, 2002
D-LA	John B. Breaux		Jun 11, 2002
D-NC	John Edwards		Jun 11, 2002
D-WA	Maria Cantwell		Jun 11, 2002
D-SD	Thomas A. Daschle		Jun 11, 2002
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein		Jun 12, 2002
D-SD	Tim Johnson		Jun 12, 2002
R-NM	Pete V. Domenici		Jun 14, 2002
R-OK	James M. Inhofe		Jun 17, 2002
R-KY	Jim Bunning		Jul 11, 2002
R-NV	John Ensign		Jul 18, 2002
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan		Jul 22, 2002
R-AL	Jeff Sessions		Jul 22, 2002
D-ND	Kent Conrad		Jul 22, 2002
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi		Jul 22, 2002
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith		Jul 25, 2002
D-NE	Ben Nelson		Jul 29, 2002
D-NJ	Robert G. Torricelli		Jul 29, 2002
D-WA	Patty Murray		Jul 30, 2002
D-MD	Paul S. Sarbanes		Jul 30, 2002
D-SC	Ernest F. Hollings		Jul 31, 2002
D-WI	Herb Kohl		Jul 31, 2002
D-AR	Blanche L. Lincoln		Aug 1, 2002
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin		Aug 1, 2002
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd		Sep 9, 2002
R-CO	Wayne Allard		Sep 9, 2002
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold		Sep 13, 2002

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
Senate	Judiciary Committee	Referred Dec 7, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 7, 2001Introduced in Senate
Dec 7, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12683-12684)
Dec 7, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S12683	Max Cleland D-GA	Dec 7, 2001

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: A bill to urge the President to establish the White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: White House Commission on National Military Appreciation Month Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 7, 2001Introduced in Senate

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