To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region.
Latest action · May 24, 2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 22, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in El Paso County, Colorado.
Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the establishment of the cemetery.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2007 to May 23, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 23, 2007 |
Committees 3
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 22, 2007Markup May 15, 2007 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2007Markup Apr 24, 2007Reported Apr 24, 2007 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 22, 2007 |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 24, 2007 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 23, 2007Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 23, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5660-5662)
- May 23, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1660.
- May 23, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5660)
- May 23, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 15, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 15, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 24, 2007Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 24, 2007Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Mar 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Mar 22, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 22, 2007Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 H5660–H5662Text printed H5660 | Bob Filner D-CA, Doug Lamborn R-CO, Ed Perlmutter D-CO, John T. Salazar D-CO, Mark Udall D-CO, Steve Buyer R-IN | May 23, 2007 |
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 2
- May 18, 2007H.R. 1660, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veteras in the southern Colorado region<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 15, 2007</p>
- May 18, 2007H.R. 1660, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veteras in the southern Colorado regionCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 15, 2007
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. 110-85 | IS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CEMETERY CONSTRUCTION POLICY MEETING THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES?103 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 2, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-19 | VETERANS CEMETERIES: HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED51 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 8, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Referred in Senate
- May 23, 2007Engrossed in House
- Mar 22, 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.
