To ensure that the travel and transportation allowances provided in connection with rest and recuperative leave granted to a member of the Armed Forces serving in Iraq or Afghanistan cover travel to and from the permanent duty station or home of record of the member, not simply to and from a port of entry in the United States.
Latest action · Oct 10, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
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.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a member of the armed forces serving outside the United States in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom who is granted rest and recuperative leave and provided authorized travel and transportation allowances, to pay the member for transportation, or provide transportation for the member, not only between the overseas duty location and the currently authorized locations (a vacation site or a location in the United States), but, at the request of the member, between the currently authorized locations and the member's permanent duty station or home. Makes such allowance retroactive from September 20, 2003.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2003 to Oct 24, 2003; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Charles H. Taylor | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Original | Sep 30, 2003 |
| D-CA | Calvin M. Dooley | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Doug Ose | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Oct 14, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Oct 14, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Oct 14, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Oct 14, 2003 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Oct 14, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Oct 17, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Oct 21, 2003 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 24, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2003 |
| Total Force Subcommittee | Referred Oct 10, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 10, 2003Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Oct 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
- Sep 30, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that the travel and transportation allowances provided in connection with rest and recuperative leave granted to a member of the Armed Forces serving in Iraq or Afghanistan cover travel to and from the permanent duty station or home of record of the member, not simply to and from a port of entry in the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2003Introduced in House
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