Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members of the Armed Forces serving in combat zones in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation costs necessary to return members of the Armed Forces granted such leave to their homes located throughout the United States.
Latest action · Oct 1, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 1, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Rest and Recuperation Leave program for members of the armed forces serving in combat zones in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom should cover all travel and transportation costs necessary to return members granted leave to their homes. (Currently, such program covers transportation to only an approved point of debarkation in the United States.)
Cosponsors 140
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 1, 2003 to Apr 2, 2004, with 48 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-CA | Doug Ose | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Oct 1, 2003 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 1, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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