Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2008
Latest action · May 21, 2008 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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase advertising in national media outlets to promote awareness of veterans' benefits, including assistance for homeless veterans, the promotion of veteran-owned small businesses, opportunities for employment in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and for education, training, compensation, pension, vocational rehabilitation, and health care benefits, as well as mental health care (including the prevention of suicide among veterans).
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2007 to May 15, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | Sep 27, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 12, 2008 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | May 14, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | May 15, 2008 |
Committees 2
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 Sep 27, 2007Markup Apr 30, 2008Reported May 15, 2008 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Oct 1, 2007Hearings Apr 16, 2008Markup Apr 23, 2008Reported Apr 23, 2008 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 21, 2008 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 20, 2008Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 20, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4185-4187)
- May 20, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3681.
- May 20, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4185)
- May 20, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 15, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-644.
- May 15, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405.
- Apr 30, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 30, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 23, 2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 23, 2008Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Apr 16, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 1, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Sep 27, 2007Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 E1056, E1066 | Betty McCollum D-MN, Ron Klein D-FL | May 23, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1002 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 21, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4185–H4187Text printed H4185 | Bob Filner D-CA, Jeff Miller R-FL, John Boozman R-AR, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD, Timothy J. Walz D-MN | May 20, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 13, 2008H.R. 3681, Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008</p>
- May 13, 2008H.R. 3681, Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008
Printed hearings 3
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. 110-98 | MEDIA OUTREACH TO VETERANS69 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-89 | EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION OUTREACH EFFORTS96 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 22, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-83 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 4883, H.R. 4884, H.R. 4889, H.R. 4539, H.R. 3646, H.R. 5664, H.R. 3798, H.R. 3393, H.R. 3298, H.R. 3467, H.R. 3889, H.R. 3681 AND H.R. 5684108 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 16, 2008 |
Titles 4
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 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to advertise in the national media to promote awareness of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2008Referred in Senate
- May 20, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 15, 2008Reported in House
- Sep 27, 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.
