Disabled Veterans Sports and Special Events Promotion Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 21, 2007 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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disabled Veterans Sports and Special Events Promotion Act of 2007 - Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events, headed by a Director, to establish, carry out, and promote programs for the participation of disabled veterans in approved sporting and other events. Authorizes the Director to provide a monthly assistance allowance to service-connected disabled veterans participating in an event sanctioned by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) or residing at a USOC training center.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the USOC to provide support and reimbursement for USOC expenditures for the military paralympic program.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 7, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Mar 7, 2007 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Mar 7, 2007 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Mar 7, 2007 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Mar 7, 2007 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | Mar 7, 2007 |
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 Mar 7, 2007 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 9, 2007Discharged Jun 14, 2007 | |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jun 15, 2007Hearings Jun 21, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 15, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jun 14, 2007Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
- Mar 9, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Mar 7, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2007Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7247, H7248 | John Boozman R-AR, Steve Buyer R-IN | Jul 29, 2008 |
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 2
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. 110-77 | U.S. PARALYMPIC MILITARY PROGRAM49 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 13, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-30 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1750, H.R. 1824, H.R. 1598, H.R. 1315, H.R. 1240, H.R. 675, H.R. 513, H.R. 2259, H.R. 2475, H.R. 1632, H.R. 112, H.R. 2579, AND H.R. 1370102 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 21, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Disabled Veterans Sports and Special Events Promotion Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2007Introduced in House
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.
