Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2010
Latest action · Jul 28, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2009
- Passed HouseJul 27, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here, with an updated short title.)
Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2010 - Allows the Representative of the immediate family of a deceased fire fighter, law enforcement officer, emergency technician, or other rescue worker who died in the line of duty to provide the family, at their request, with a Capitol-flown flag, together with a certificate, signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative providing the flag, which contains an expression of sympathy for the family.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2009 to Apr 2, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Feb 4, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 2, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 9, 2009Markup Mar 25, 2009Reported Jun 3, 2009 |
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2010 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Jul 27, 2010Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 27, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6099-6100)
- Jul 27, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 415.
- Jul 27, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6099)
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 H6099, H6100Text printed H6099 | Daniel E. Lungren R-CA, Peter T. King R-NY, Robert A. Brady D-PA | Jul 27, 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
- Mar 30, 2009H.R. 415, Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on March 25, 2009</p>
- Mar 30, 2009H.R. 415, Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on March 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MARKUP OF H. RES. 279, H. RES. 303, H.R. 1679, H.R. 151, H.R. 586, H.R. 749, AND H.R. 41582 pages | Committee on House Administration | Mar 25, 2009 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, and other rescue workers who are killed in the line of duty.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2010Referred in Senate
- Jul 27, 2010Engrossed in House
- Jun 3, 2009Reported in House
- Jan 9, 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.
