Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011
Latest action · Dec 20, 2011 Became Public Law No: 112-73.
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.
- IntroducedMay 31, 2011
- Passed HouseNov 2, 2011
- Passed SenateDec 8, 2011
- To the PresidentDec 13, 2011
- Became lawDec 20, 2011Public Law 112-73
Summary
(Although this measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House, the text was changed by H. Con. Res. 86, which made enrollment corrections, and the summary has been modified as necessary.)
Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011 - Authorizes a federal executive agency head to: (1) give a U.S. flag for an individual who was an agency employee and who died of employment-related injuries suffered as a result of a criminal act, an act of terrorism, a natural disaster, or other circumstance as determined by the President, upon the request of the employee's widow or widower, child, sibling, or parent, or other another individual other than the next of kin as determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); and (2) disclose unclassified information that does not endanger national security to show that such employee is eligible to receive a flag.
Requires agency heads to provide appropriate notice to agency employees of the flag benefit provided by this Act.
Defines "employee" for purposes of this Act to include an officer or employee of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) or the Postal Regulatory Commission.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 818 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed425–0 | Nov 2, 2011 |
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 31, 2011 to Jun 24, 2011; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | May 31, 2011 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | May 31, 2011 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | May 31, 2011 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 2, 2011 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 13, 2011 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 31, 2011Hearings Jun 22, 2011Markup Jun 22, 2011Reported Jul 18, 2011 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 3, 2011Discharged Dec 8, 2011 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2011Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2011Became Public Law No: 112-73.
- Dec 13, 2011Presented to President.
- Dec 9, 2011Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 8, 2011Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8466)
- Dec 8, 2011Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8466)
- Dec 8, 2011Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 3, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Nov 2, 2011Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 2, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7223-7226)
- Nov 2, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2061.
- Nov 2, 2011At 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.
- Nov 2, 2011Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7234-7235)
- Nov 2, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425 - 0 (Roll no. 818). (text: CR H7223)
- Nov 2, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 2, 2011The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 18, 2011Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-149.
- Jul 18, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 96.
- Jun 22, 2011Committee Hearings Held.
- Jun 22, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 22, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 31, 2011Introduced in House
- May 31, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 S8466 | Harry Reid D-NV | Dec 8, 2011 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7381Text printed H7381 | Blake Farenthold R-TX | Nov 4, 2011 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2004 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 3, 2011 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7223–H7226Text printed H7223Recorded votes H7234enact | Donna F. Edwards D-MD, Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Jason Chaffetz R-UT, Richard L. Hanna R-NY | Nov 2, 2011 |
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 estimate
- Jul 6, 2011H.R. 2061, Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 22, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3806.
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 86 | Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 2061. | Related bill | Dec 9, 2011 |
| S 1444 | Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jul 28, 2011 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the presentation of a United States flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as a Federal employee.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To authorize the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal civilian employees who die of injuries in connection with their employment.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 3, 2011Referred in Senate
- Nov 2, 2011Engrossed in House
- Jul 18, 2011Reported in House
- May 31, 2011Introduced 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.
