HR 258 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Stolen Valor Act of 2013

Introduced Jan 15, 2013 Originated House Became Public Law 113-12 Sponsor Joseph J. Heck R-NV

Latest action · Jun 3, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-12.

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.

IntroducedJan 15, 2013
Passed HouseMay 20, 2013
Passed SenateMay 22, 2013
To the PresidentMay 28, 2013
Became lawJun 3, 2013Public Law 113-12

Summary

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

Stolen Valor Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions relating to fraudulent claims about military service to subject to a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both an individual who, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds himself or herself out to be a recipient of:

a Congressional Medal of Honor,
a distinguished-service cross,
a Navy cross,
an Air Force cross,
a silver star,
a Purple Heart,
a Combat Infantryman's Badge,
a Combat Action Badge,
a Combat Medical Badge,
a Combat Action Ribbon,
a Combat Action Medal, or
any replacement or duplicate medal for such medal as authorized by law.

Recorded votes 1

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

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 161	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed390–3	May 20, 2013

Cosponsors 127

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2013 to May 20, 2013; 69 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-TX	Bill Flores	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-MI	Bill Huizenga	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-OH	Bill Johnson	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-MO	Billy Long	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-OH	Bob Gibbs	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-FL	C. W. Bill Young	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.	Original	Jan 15, 2013
D-ME	Chellie Pingree	Original	Jan 15, 2013
D-IA	David Loebsack	Original	Jan 15, 2013
D-RI	David N. Cicilline	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-TN	David P. Roe	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-TN	Diane Black	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-AK	Don Young	Original	Jan 15, 2013
R-CA	Duncan Hunter	Original	Jan 15, 2013

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Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jan 15, 2013Markup Mar 14, 2013Reported May 20, 2013
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Jan 25, 2013Discharged Mar 13, 2013

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 3, 2013Signed by President.
Jun 3, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-12.
May 28, 2013Presented to President.
May 23, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 22, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3789)
May 21, 2013Received in the Senate, read twice.
May 20, 2013Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-84.
May 20, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59.
May 20, 2013Mr. Collins (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 20, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2779-2781)
May 20, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 258.
May 20, 2013At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 20, 2013Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2786)
May 20, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 3 (Roll no. 161). (text: CR H2779)
May 20, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 20, 2013The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 14, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 14, 2013Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 13, 2013Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Jan 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Jan 15, 2013Introduced in House
Jan 15, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S3789	Harry Reid D-NV	May 22, 2013
House	Debate and remarks H2779–H2781Text printed H2779Recorded votes H2786enact	Doug Collins R-GA, Gene Green D-TX, Joseph J. Heck R-NV, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA	May 20, 2013

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

H. Rept. 113-84

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing Powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H171.

Printed hearings 1

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

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 113-7	JOINT HEARING TO RECEIVE LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (VSOs)117 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Mar 6, 2013

CRS reports 6

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 6

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
RS20764	The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Overview and Issues Archived	Report	Oct 26, 2016
95-519	Medal of Honor: History and Issues	Report	Aug 18, 2015
R42956	Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress Archived	Report	Dec 19, 2014
R43147	Department of Homeland Security: FY2014 Appropriations Archived	Report	Apr 18, 2014
R43179	Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2014 Appropriations Archived	Report	Apr 1, 2014

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Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 210	Stolen Valor Act of 2013	Identical bill	Feb 4, 2013

Titles 7

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military declarations or medals.
Official Titles as Amended by House: To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military decorations or medals.
Short Titles as Introduced: Stolen Valor Act of 2013
Short Titles as Reported to House: Stolen Valor Act of 2013
Short Titles as Passed House: Stolen Valor Act of 2013
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Stolen Valor Act of 2013
Short Titles as Enacted: Stolen Valor Act of 2013

Subjects

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

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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