HR 2076 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003

Introduced May 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Christopher John D-LA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 25, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

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IntroducedMay 13, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003 -Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit willfully desecrating a monument on public property commemorating the service of any person in the U.S. armed forces where: (1) the defendant travels in, or uses an instrumentality of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) the monument is located on Federal property.

Requires that veterans cemeteries be treated as sites permitting supplemental guide signs on Federal-aid highways.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to a State or qualified organization for up to 50 percent of the costs of the repair or restoration of a veterans memorial.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 21, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
May 13, 2003Introduced in House
May 13, 2003Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 330	Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003	Related bill	May 29, 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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