S 535 · 108th Congress 2003โ€“2005, ended

Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act of 2003

Latest action · May 19, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 5, 2003
  2. Passed SenateMay 16, 2003
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act of 2003 - Allows the family of a law enforcement officer or firefighter who dies in the line of duty to request that a Member of Congress provide to that family a Capitol-flown flag. Directs that costs associated with providing such flag be paid from official funds.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 15, 2003.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CTChristopher J. DoddMay 15, 2003

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateRules and Administration Committee
Referred Mar 5, 2003Discharged May 16, 2003
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred May 19, 2003

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2003Received in the House.
  2. May 19, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  3. May 19, 2003Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  4. May 16, 2003Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 5/15/2003 S6568)
  5. May 16, 2003Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 5/15/2003 S6568)
  6. May 16, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 5/15/2003 S6568)
  7. Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate
  8. Mar 5, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3189)
  9. Mar 5, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3189)

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S6568Text printed S6568Amendments S6566, S6568Christopher J. Dodd D-CT (amendment), William H. Frist R-TNMay 15, 2003
SenateDebate and remarks S3189Text printed S3189Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO (text)Mar 5, 2003

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 683To provide for the delivery of flags through Congress.Christopher J. Dodd D-CTAmendment SA 683 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act of 2003
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Fallen Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Flag Memorial Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2003Referred in House
  2. May 16, 2003Engrossed in Senate
  3. Mar 5, 2003Introduced in Senate

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