Providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act
Latest action · Nov 8, 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.
- IntroducedOct 24, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a member of a veterans' service organization or other organization approved by the Secretary for transportation and other appropriate expenses incurred in connection with the voluntary provision of a funeral honors detail at the funeral of a veteran, including when requested by a funeral home.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 4, 2007 to Feb 14, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Feb 14, 2008 |
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 Oct 24, 2007 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Oct 24, 2007Hearings Nov 8, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 24, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 24, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2228)
- Oct 24, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Oct 24, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2228 | Bob Filner D-CA | Oct 24, 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.
Printed hearings 1
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. 110-60 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1137, H.R. 3047, H.R. 3249, H.R. 3286, H.R. 3415, H.R. 3954, AND H.R. 408464 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Nov 8, 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 authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 24, 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.
