To amend title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Latest action · Jun 2, 2014 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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2013
- Passed HouseMay 28, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Reestablishes the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through December 31, 2019. (The Committee terminated on December 31, 2006.)Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2013 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Aug 13, 2013Hearings Mar 25, 2014 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 2, 2014 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 28, 2014Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 28, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4861-4863)
- May 28, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2942.
- May 28, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4861-4862)
- Mar 25, 2014Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Aug 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House
- Aug 1, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4861–H4863Text printed H4861 | Ann Kirkpatrick D-AZ, Jeff Miller R-FL, Mark Takano D-CA | May 28, 2014 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5346.
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. 113-59 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2942; H.R. 3056; H.R. 3614; H.R. 4031; H.R. 4037; H.R. 4038; H.R. 4147; H.R. 4150; AND H.R. 415186 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 25, 2014 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 700 | Troop Talent Act of 2013 | Related bill | Apr 10, 2013 |
| HR 1796 | Troop Talent Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jun 26, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2014Referred in Senate
- May 28, 2014Engrossed in House
- Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
