Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007
Latest action · Aug 2, 2007 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedJan 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007 - Requires executive agencies to furnish a U.S. flag to drape the casket of a civilian federal employee who dies in a combat zone, upon request of the deceased's next of kin or a close associate of the deceased.
Requires notification of federal civilian employees who are located or stationed in a combat zone to perform one or more functions in support of military operations of the flag ceremony benefit provided for under this Act.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 5, 2007 to Feb 7, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jan 9, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Jan 16, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Jan 17, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jan 18, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jan 18, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jan 18, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jan 18, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jan 24, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jan 31, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Feb 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 | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2007Markup Aug 2, 2007 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Aug 2, 2007Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Jan 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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
- Aug 17, 2007H.R. 312, Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on August 2, 2007</p>
- Aug 17, 2007H.R. 312, Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on August 2, 2007
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the presentation of flags at the funerals of civilian Federal employees engaged in the support of military operations who have died in combat zones in the course of their duties.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 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.
