To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery.
Latest action · Apr 6, 2006 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish for placement a memorial headstone or marker in a national cemetery to commemorate veterans and their spouses whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2005 to Mar 29, 2006; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | May 5, 2005 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 29, 2006 |
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 May 5, 2005 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2005Hearings Apr 6, 2006 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2006Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 1, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- May 5, 2005Introduced in House
- May 5, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E898)
- May 5, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E898 | James R. Langevin D-RI | May 5, 2005 |
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. 109-44 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 23, H.R. 601, H.R. 2188, H.R. 2963, H.R. 4843, H.R. 5037, AND H.R. 5038161 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 6, 2006 |
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 authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission 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.
- May 5, 2005Introduced in House
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