Honor the WISH Act
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.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Mar 26, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Mar 26, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Mar 26, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Suzanne M. Kosmas | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Jul 10, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Sep 23, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 19, 2009 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Apr 27, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3690)
- Mar 19, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3690 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Mar 19, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize a member of the Armed Forces to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Honor the WISH Act
- Honor the Written Intent of our Soldier 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.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
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