HR 2563 · 112th Congress 2011โ€“2013, ended

To authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance.

Latest action · Oct 4, 2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 15, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Authorizes a Wall of Remembrance as part of the previously authorized Korean War Veterans Memorial to include, in regards to the Korean War: (1) a list by name of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were killed such action; (2) the number of members who were wounded, missing, or prisoners; and (3) the number of members of the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and the other nations of the United Nations (U.N.) Command who were killed, wounded, missing, or prisoners.

Allows certain private contributions for the memorial to fund such wall.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2011 to Nov 28, 2012; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalJul 15, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJul 15, 2011
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalJul 15, 2011
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalJul 15, 2011
R-KYBrett GuthrieJul 22, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelJul 28, 2011
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloJul 28, 2011
R-TXKenny MarchantSep 15, 2011
R-NYMichael G. GrimmSep 15, 2011
R-ILRandy HultgrenSep 15, 2011
R-TXJohn R. CarterSep 23, 2011
R-OHMichael R. TurnerSep 23, 2011
R-NYRichard L. HannaSep 23, 2011
R-MNChip CravaackOct 5, 2011
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOct 13, 2011
R-ARTim GriffinOct 13, 2011
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOct 13, 2011
R-MNJohn KlineOct 26, 2011
R-FLRichard B. NugentOct 26, 2011
R-COScott R. TiptonOct 26, 2011
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOct 27, 2011
R-VAFrank R. WolfNov 2, 2011
R-OHSteve StiversNov 2, 2011
R-ILAdam KinzingerNov 15, 2011
R-KSKevin YoderDec 12, 2011
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloDec 16, 2011
R-CAEdward R. RoyceFeb 29, 2012
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyJun 29, 2012
D-ILBobby L. RushJul 12, 2012
D-NYEdolphus TownsJul 12, 2012
D-NVShelley BerkleyJul 12, 2012
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungJul 19, 2012
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldJul 19, 2012
R-NYPeter T. KingJul 19, 2012
R-OKTom ColeJul 19, 2012
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Aug 2, 2012
D-PAJason AltmireAug 2, 2012
R-PATom MarinoAug 2, 2012
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzSep 10, 2012
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 10, 2012
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingSep 19, 2012
R-NCWalter B. JonesSep 21, 2012
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOct 9, 2012
R-IASteve KingOct 16, 2012
R-NMStevan PearceNov 14, 2012
D-VTPeter WelchNov 28, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jul 15, 2011
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Jul 19, 2011Hearings Oct 4, 2011

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 4, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Jul 19, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
  3. Jul 15, 2011Introduced in House
  4. Jul 15, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1336-1337)
  5. Jul 15, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1336Ralph M. Hall R-TXJul 15, 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States, as enumerated in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5126.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 15, 2011Introduced in House

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