Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
Latest action · Jul 18, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-21.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
- Passed HouseMay 6, 2013
- Passed SenateJun 3, 2013
- To the PresidentJul 12, 2013
- Became lawJul 18, 2013Public Law 113-21
Summary
Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013 - Extends, to November 17, 2018, the legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. (Fund) to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitors center. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allow the Fund to acknowledge donor contributions to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center by displaying, inside the Center, an appropriate statement or credit.
Requires the Fund to: (1) bear all display expenses; and (2) prior to such display, submit to the Secretary for approval a display plan.
Requires the Secretary to approve such plan if it: (1) allows only short, discrete, and unobtrusive acknowledgments or credits; (2) does not permit any advertising slogans or company logos; and (3) conforms to applicable National Park Service guidelines for indoor donor recognition.
Allows the Fund, if a plan is not approved, to resubmit a revised plan.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 129 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed398–2 | May 6, 2013 |
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2013 to Mar 15, 2013; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Original | Feb 6, 2013 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Feb 12, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2013Markup Mar 20, 2013Reported Apr 9, 2013 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 21, 2013Hearings Mar 14, 2013Discharged Mar 20, 2013 |
Actions 27
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2013Signed by President.
- Jul 18, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-21.
- Jul 12, 2013Presented to President.
- Jul 11, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 10, 2013Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5623)
- Jun 18, 2013Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
- Jun 17, 2013House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H. Res. 264 (consideration: CR H3660-3661)
- Jun 4, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 3, 2013Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3912; text: CR S3912)
- Jun 3, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- May 7, 2013Received in the Senate, read twice.
- May 6, 2013Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 6, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2409-2410)
- May 6, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 588.
- May 6, 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 6, 2013Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2412-2413)
- May 6, 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): 398 - 2 (Roll no. 129). (text: CR H2409)
- May 6, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 9, 2013Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-28.
- Apr 9, 2013Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 16.
- Mar 20, 2013Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
- Mar 20, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 20, 2013Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 14, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Feb 6, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 S5623 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jul 10, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3660, H3661Text printed H3660 | Don Young R-AK, Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP, Rob Bishop R-UT | Jun 17, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3912Text printed S3912Amendments S3911, S3912 | Debbie Stabenow D-MI (text), Ron Wyden D-OR (amendment) | Jun 3, 2013 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E601 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD | May 7, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2409, H2410Text printed H2409Recorded votes H2412enact | Don Young R-AK, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ | May 6, 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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 3, 2013H.R. 588, Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgement Act of 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 20, 2013
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H416.
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. 113-4 | H.R. 588, VIETNAM VETERANS DONOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT ACT OF 2013; H.R. 716, TO DIRECT DOI TO CONVEY CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND TO THE CITY OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON; AND H.R. 819, PRESERVING ACCESS TO CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE RECREATIONAL AREA ACT79 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 14, 2013 |
CRS reports 7
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 7
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43744 | Monuments and Memorials Authorized Under the Commemorative Works Act in the District of Columbia: Current Development of In-Progress and Lapsed Works | Report | Nov 10, 2026 |
| R41658 | Commemorative Works in the District of Columbia: Background and Practice | Report | May 8, 2023 |
| R46796 | Congress and the Middle East, 2011-2020: Selected Case Studies Archived | Report | May 21, 2021 |
| R44655 | Gun Control: Federal Law and Legislative Action in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Apr 19, 2017 |
| R42987 | Gun Control Legislation in the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 8, 2015 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1154 | In the nature of a substitute. | Ron Wyden D-OR | Amendment SA 1154 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 264 | Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 588, with an amendment. | Related bill | Jun 17, 2013 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 7
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 17, 2013Engrossed Amendment House
- Jun 3, 2013Engrossed Amendment Senate
- May 7, 2013Received in Senate
- May 6, 2013Engrossed in House
- Apr 9, 2013Reported in House
- Feb 6, 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.
