S 743 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the individuals eligible for associate membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.

Introduced Mar 1, 2007 Originated Senate Sponsor David Vitter R-LA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 19, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 1, 2007
  2. Passed SenateMar 1, 2007
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the federal charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated (the corporation), to authorize the corporation to extend eligibility for associate membership in the corporation to the parents, spouse, siblings, and lineal descendants (currently, to parents and lineal descendants) of a Purple Heart recipient.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2007 to Mar 28, 2007, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-WYCraig ThomasOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalMar 1, 2007
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-KYJim BunningOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-NVJohn EnsignOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-MNNorm ColemanOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalMar 1, 2007
R-NMPete V. DomeniciOriginalMar 1, 2007
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Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 19, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
  2. Mar 6, 2007Received in the House.
  3. Mar 6, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Mar 2, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Mar 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 841To amend the Federal charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, to authorize the corporation to extend eligibility for associate membership in the corporation to the spouse and siblings of a recipientRelated billMar 1, 2007
HR 1027To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal to become associate members in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.Related billMar 19, 2007
HR 1119Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007Related billApr 30, 2008

Subjects

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  1. Mar 1, 2007Considered and Passed Senate

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