To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery.
Latest action · Dec 16, 2003 See Public Law 108-183.
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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2003 to Jul 22, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 16, 2003 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jun 16, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Jun 16, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jun 17, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Jun 17, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 24, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 24, 2003 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 15, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 22, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2003 |
| Benefits Subcommittee | Referred Mar 26, 2003Hearings Jun 11, 2003 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2003See Public Law 108-183.
- Nov 19, 2003Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, as amended, Title V, Section 502.
- Jun 25, 2003Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, Section 7.
- Jun 11, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 26, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-16 | H.R. 886,, H.R. 1167, H.R. 1500, H.R. 1516, H.R. 2163, H.R. 2164, H.R. 2285, AND H.R. 2297131 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 11, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2297 | Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 | Procedurally related | Dec 16, 2003 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.