To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center".
Latest action · May 7, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-164.
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.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2009
- Passed HouseMar 25, 2010
- Passed SenateApr 19, 2010
- To the PresidentApr 26, 2010
- Became lawMay 7, 2010Public Law 111-164
Summary
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center."
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 192 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed417–0 | Mar 25, 2010 |
Cosponsors 73
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2009 to Mar 23, 2010; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Dec 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 Dec 16, 2009 |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2010Discharged Apr 19, 2010 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2010Signed by President.
- May 7, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-164.
- Apr 26, 2010Presented to President.
- Apr 20, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 19, 2010Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2431)
- Apr 19, 2010Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2431)
- Apr 19, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 19, 2010Cleared for White House.
- Mar 26, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Mar 25, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2417-2418)
- Mar 25, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 192). (text: CR 3/24/2010 H2267)
- Mar 25, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 25, 2010CORRECTION TO ENGROSSMENT - Mr. Walz asked unanimous consent that in the engrossment of H.R. 4360, the Clerk be directed to make corrections, which were located at the desk, in both the text and the title of the bill. Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 24, 2010Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 24, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2267-2268)
- Mar 24, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4360.
- Mar 24, 2010At 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.
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2431 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI, Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Apr 19, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2441Recorded votes H2417designate | Timothy J. Walz D-MN | Mar 25, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2267, H2268Text printed H2267 | Bob Filner D-CA, Dana Rohrabacher R-CA, John Boozman R-AR, John Campbell R-CA, Laura Richardson D-CA | Mar 24, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2182, H2183 | Bob Filner D-CA, Cliff Stearns R-FL | Mar 22, 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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45421 | Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Background and Selected Options for Further Reform Archived | Report | Dec 4, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center".
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 26, 2010Referred in Senate
- Mar 25, 2010Engrossed in House
- Dec 16, 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.
