A bill to waive the passport fees for a relative of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member.
Latest action · Mar 24, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-210.
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.
- IntroducedJun 7, 2005
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2005
- Passed HouseMar 14, 2006
- To the PresidentMar 16, 2006
- Became lawMar 24, 2006Public Law 109-210
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Waives passport fees for the widow, widower, child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of a deceased member of the armed forces traveling abroad to visit such member's grave or to attend such member's funeral or memorial service. (Current law does not provide such benefit for a widower or grandparent, and limits such benefit to visits to the grave.)
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 1, 2005 to Nov 2, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| R-VA | George Allen | Nov 2, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2005Markup Nov 1, 2005Reported Nov 4, 2005 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2005 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2006Signed by President.
- Mar 24, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-210.
- Mar 16, 2006Presented to President.
- Mar 14, 2006Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 14, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H887-888)
- Mar 14, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1184.
- Mar 14, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H887)
- Mar 14, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 14, 2006Cleared for White House.
- Dec 22, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14416; text as passed Senate: CR S14416)
- Dec 22, 2005Received in the House.
- Dec 22, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 22, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- Nov 4, 2005Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar without amendment. Without written report.
- Nov 4, 2005Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 279.
- Nov 1, 2005Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 7, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jun 7, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6166)
- Jun 7, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6166)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 E363 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 15, 2006 |
| House | Debate and remarks H887Text printed H887 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Scott Garrett R-NJ, Tom Lantos D-CA | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6166Text printed S6166 | Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE (text) | Jun 7, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Mar 20, 2006S. 1184, An act to waive the passport fees for a relative of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member<p>Estimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on March 14, 2006</p>
- Mar 20, 2006S. 1184, An act to waive the passport fees for a relative of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such memberEstimate of direct spending and revenues effects for the bill as cleared by the Congress on March 14, 2006
- Nov 9, 2005S. 1184, A bill to waive the passport fees for a relative of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member<p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on November 4, 2005</p>
- Nov 9, 2005S. 1184, A bill to waive the passport fees for a relative of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such memberCost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on November 4, 2005
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to waive the passport fees for a relative of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 22, 2005Referred in House
- Dec 22, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 4, 2005Reported to Senate
- Jun 7, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.