HR 1612 · 113th Congress 2013โ€“2015, ended

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey a parcel of land in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Tuskegee University, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Jul 23, 2013 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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 17, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to convey to Tuskegee University (Alabama) specified real property at 2400 Hospital Road in Tuskegee, for the purpose of permitting the University to use the property to further the educational and general welfare of its students.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 17, 2013.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalApr 17, 2013
R-ALMartha RobyOriginalApr 17, 2013
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalApr 17, 2013
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalApr 17, 2013
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalApr 17, 2013
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalApr 17, 2013

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 17, 2013
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 31, 2013Hearings Jul 9, 2013Markup Jul 23, 2013Reported Jul 23, 2013

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 23, 2013Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. Jul 23, 2013Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
  3. Jul 9, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  4. May 31, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Apr 17, 2013Introduced in House
  6. Apr 17, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1--This bill promotes the general welfare of the United States by returning vacant land to its original charitable donor, Tuskegee University. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18--Creates necessary and proper authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey the vacant land to Tuskegee University. ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2125.

Printed hearings 1

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

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 113-28LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON `DRAFT LEGISLATION, THE LONG-TERM CARE VETERANS CHOICE ACT'; H.R. 1443; H.R. 1612; H.R. 1702; H.R. 206564 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJul 9, 2013

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey a parcel of land in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Tuskegee University, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 17, 2013Introduced in House

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