HR 1497 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

War Memorial Protection Act

Introduced Apr 11, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Duncan Hunter R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 8, 2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.

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. IntroducedApr 11, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

War Memorial Protection Act - Permits emblems of belief approved for placement on government-provided headstones and markers to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial established or acquired by the federal government; or (2) any other military memorial established in cooperation with the American Battle Monuments Commission.

Includes as approved emblems, at a minimum, all those authorized by the National Cemetery Administration.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2013 to May 7, 2013, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSAlan NunneleeOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalApr 11, 2013
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-CATom McClintockOriginalApr 11, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalApr 11, 2013
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Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 8, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
  2. Jul 8, 2013Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-140.
  3. Jun 12, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Jun 12, 2013Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Jun 12, 2013Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
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Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 705War Memorial Protection Act of 2013Related billJun 12, 2013

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 8, 2013Reported in House
  2. Apr 11, 2013Introduced in House

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