HR 1633 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Honor the WISH Act

Introduced Mar 19, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Steve Cohen D-TN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 27, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 19, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Honor the Written Intent of our Soldier Heroes Act or Honor the WISH Act - Includes, as a person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while on active duty, the person identified by the decedent on the record of emergency data maintained by the Secretary of the military department concerned as the Person Authorized to Direct Disposition, regardless of the relationship of the designee to the decedent.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2009 to Sep 23, 2009, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 19, 2009
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalMar 19, 2009
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMar 26, 2009
D-NYEric J. J. MassaMar 26, 2009
D-PAJoe SestakMar 26, 2009
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyApr 21, 2009
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezApr 21, 2009
D-CAGeorge MillerApr 21, 2009
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenApr 21, 2009
D-GAJohn BarrowApr 21, 2009
R-MIMike RogersApr 21, 2009
D-MDElijah E. CummingsApr 23, 2009
D-MIGary C. PetersApr 23, 2009
Show all 35 cosponsors

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Mar 19, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  4. Mar 19, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3690)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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  1. Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House

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