HR 2815 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.

Introduced Aug 9, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Scott R. Tipton R-CO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 5, 2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.

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. IntroducedAug 9, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Revises the membership eligibility requirements of the federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.

Redefines "mother" to mean a woman who filled the role of birth mother. Adds, in addition to adoptive mother and stepmother (as in the current charter), foster-mother, grandmother, or legal guardian of a person who is serving in the Armed Forces or has served in, or has been honorably discharged from it (as in the current charter).

Repeals the limitation to service in World War II or the Korean hostilities of the Armed Forces service of the eligible mother's son or daughter.

Allows the eligible mother to be a U.S. citizen living outside the United States. (Currently the charter limits membership to eligible mothers living in the United States.)

Cosponsors 63

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 9, 2011 to Dec 5, 2011; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAllen B. WestOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalAug 9, 2011
R-MIFred UptonOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-COJared PolisOriginalAug 9, 2011
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-CALaura RichardsonOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalAug 9, 2011
R-MNMichele BachmannOriginalAug 9, 2011
R-ILRandy HultgrenOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalAug 9, 2011
R-NYRichard L. HannaOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-NJRush HoltOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalAug 9, 2011
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-OHTim RyanOriginalAug 9, 2011
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalAug 9, 2011
D-CALois CappsSep 6, 2011
R-PAPatrick MeehanSep 7, 2011
R-NCHoward CobleSep 12, 2011
R-MOSam GravesSep 14, 2011
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersSep 21, 2011
R-ILPeter J. RoskamSep 21, 2011
R-VAFrank R. WolfSep 22, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 29, 2011
R-NYPeter T. KingSep 29, 2011
R-ARTim GriffinSep 29, 2011
D-CAZoe LofgrenSep 29, 2011
R-NEJeff FortenberryOct 3, 2011
R-ILAdam KinzingerOct 4, 2011
R-CADaniel E. LungrenOct 5, 2011
R-CODoug LambornOct 11, 2011
D-TXAl GreenOct 12, 2011
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOct 13, 2011
R-TXKay GrangerOct 18, 2011
R-TXRalph M. HallOct 18, 2011
R-FLRichard B. NugentOct 18, 2011
R-MNJohn KlineOct 25, 2011
D-CAJudy ChuOct 25, 2011
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungOct 31, 2011
D-CAJanice HahnNov 2, 2011
D-INAndré CarsonNov 4, 2011
D-NMBen Ray LujánNov 10, 2011
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchNov 16, 2011
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeNov 17, 2011
R-COMike CoffmanNov 22, 2011
D-NJSteven R. RothmanNov 22, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelNov 25, 2011
R-TXMichael T. McCaulNov 25, 2011
D-CABarbara LeeNov 29, 2011
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerDec 5, 2011
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyDec 5, 2011
R-FLDavid RiveraDec 5, 2011
R-TNDiane BlackDec 5, 2011
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonDec 5, 2011
R-ILRobert J. DoldDec 5, 2011
R-ILRobert T. SchillingDec 5, 2011

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Aug 9, 2011Markup Nov 17, 2011Reported Dec 5, 2011
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Aug 25, 2011Discharged Nov 15, 2011

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 5, 2011Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 112-314.
  2. Dec 5, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.
  3. Nov 17, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Nov 17, 2011Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  5. Nov 15, 2011Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Discharged.
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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

  1. Dec 22, 2011H.R. 2815, A bill to revise the federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membershipCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 17, 2011

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to the power of Congress to provide for the general welfare of the United States), clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate commerce), and clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).'' ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5901.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1541A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.Identical billDec 13, 2011

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 5, 2011Reported in House
  2. Aug 9, 2011Introduced in House

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