To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law.
Latest action · Sep 29, 2010 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.
- IntroducedOct 8, 2009
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honors as a veteran any person entitled to retired pay for nonregular (reserve) service or, but for age, would be so entitled.
Provides that such person shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason of such recognition.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2009 to Aug 10, 2010; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-NJ | John H. Adler | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Nov 3, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 22, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 4, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Mar 15, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Mar 23, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | May 6, 2010 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jul 28, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Aug 10, 2010 |
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 Oct 8, 2009Markup Sep 15, 2010Reported Sep 28, 2010 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Oct 9, 2009Hearings Jul 1, 2010Markup Jul 27, 2010Reported Jul 27, 2010 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2010 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 28, 2010Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-625.
- Sep 28, 2010Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
- Sep 28, 2010Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 28, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7019)
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 E1807 | Tom Latham R-IA | Sep 29, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7019Text printed H7019 | Bob Filner D-CA, Steve Buyer R-IN | Sep 28, 2010 |
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
- Sep 27, 2010H.R. 3787, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 15, 2010</p>
- Sep 27, 2010H.R. 3787, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under lawCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 15, 2010
Printed hearings 2
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. 111-89 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 3407, H.R. 3787, H.R. 4541, H.R. 5064, H.R. 5549, AND DRAFT LEGISLATION79 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 1, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-71 | STATUS OF VETERANS EMPLOYMENT137 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 15, 2010 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1780 | Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act | Related bill | May 19, 2010 |
| S 3875 | Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act | Related bill | Sep 29, 2010 |
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 deem certain service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2010Referred in Senate
- Sep 28, 2010Engrossed in House
- Sep 28, 2010Reported in House
- Oct 8, 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.
