To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.
Latest action · Jun 24, 2009 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2009
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2009
- 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 June 18, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include on the VA Internet website: (1) a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors and, for each such organization, a link to their Internet website; (2) a statement that such list is not all-inclusive of scholarships available to veterans and their survivors; and (3) a statement that the Secretary has not verified information on the organizations' websites, and that the Secretary does not endorse any offer made by any website sponsor.
Requires the Secretary to make reasonable efforts to notify schools and other appropriate entities of the opportunity to be included on the VA list.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 422 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed411–0 | Jun 23, 2009 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2009 to Jun 16, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jun 16, 2009 |
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 Feb 25, 2009Markup Jun 10, 2009Reported Jun 19, 2009 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2009Hearings May 22, 2009Markup Jun 4, 2009Reported Jun 4, 2009 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2009 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jun 23, 2009Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 23, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7093-7094)
- Jun 23, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1172.
- Jun 23, 2009At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jun 23, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7111)
- Jun 23, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 422). (text: CR H7093)
- Jun 23, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 18, 2009Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-164.
- Jun 18, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 82.
- Jun 10, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 10, 2009Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 4, 2009Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 4, 2009Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- May 22, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 21, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Feb 25, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E1623 | Maxine Waters D-CA | Jun 26, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7093, H7094Text printed H7093Recorded votes H7111include | Bob Filner D-CA, John Boozman R-AR, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD | Jun 23, 2009 |
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
- Jun 17, 2009H.R. 1172, A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet Web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 10, 2009</p>
- Jun 17, 2009H.R. 1172, A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet Web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivorsCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 10, 2009
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. 111-24 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1037, H.R. 1098, H.R. 1168, H.R. 1172, H.R. 1821, H.R. 1879, AND H.R. 218052 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 21, 2009 |
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 include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2009Referred in Senate
- Jun 23, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jun 18, 2009Reported in House
- Feb 25, 2009Introduced 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.
