To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter.
Latest action · Dec 5, 2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.
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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- 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.)
Authorizes the American Legion under its federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to the individual Departments and Posts. Prohibits it from controlling or otherwise influencing the specific activities and conduct of independent, autonomous Departments and Posts.
Cosponsors 432
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2011 to Nov 2, 2011; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Original | Jun 24, 2011 |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jul 7, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2011Markup Nov 3, 2011Reported Dec 5, 2011 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Aug 25, 2011Discharged Nov 3, 2011 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2011Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-313.
- Dec 5, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 212.
- Nov 3, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 3, 2011Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Nov 3, 2011Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Discharged.
- Aug 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- Jun 24, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 H6568 | Jason Altmire D-PA | Oct 5, 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
- Dec 2, 2011H.R. 2369, A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its federal charterCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 3, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4576.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1639 | A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Legion under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to the individual departments and posts of the American Legion, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Dec 13, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2011Reported in House
- Jun 24, 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.
