HR 802 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award Program.

Introduced Feb 18, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Bob Filner D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 6, 2011 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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. IntroducedFeb 18, 2011
  2. Passed HouseJun 1, 2011
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 20, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the VetStar Award Program, to annually recognize businesses for their contributions to veterans' employment.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 383On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed408–11Jun 1, 2011

Yea 408

Nay 11

Not voting 13

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2011 to May 10, 2011.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYMichael G. GrimmMar 15, 2011
R-OHBill JohnsonMay 10, 2011

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 18, 2011Markup May 12, 2011Reported May 20, 2011
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Referred Mar 15, 2011Hearings May 3, 2011Markup May 5, 2011Reported May 5, 2011
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 6, 2011

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 6, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. Jun 1, 2011Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3831-3832)
  3. Jun 1, 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): 408 - 11 (Roll no. 383). (text: CR 5/31/2011 H3777)
  4. Jun 1, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Jun 1, 2011The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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In the Congressional Record 2

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
HouseRecorded votes H3831establish—Jun 1, 2011
HouseDebate and remarks H3776, H3777Text printed H3777Bob Filner D-CA, Jeff Miller R-FL, Marlin A. Stutzman R-INMay 31, 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

  1. May 16, 2011H.R. 802, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award ProgramCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 12, 2011

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1251.

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 112-41LOWERING THE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD75 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeFeb 2, 2012
Serial No. 112-14PUTTING AMERICA'S VETERANS BACK TO WORK125 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJun 1, 2011
Serial No. 112-11LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1383, H.R. 802, H.R. 1657, AND H.R. 167143 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeMay 3, 2011

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award Program.
Official Titles as Amended by House
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award Program.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 6, 2011Referred in Senate
  2. Jun 1, 2011Engrossed in House
  3. May 20, 2011Reported in House
  4. Feb 18, 2011Introduced in House

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