HR 588 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013

Introduced Feb 6, 2013 Originated House Became Public Law 113-21 Sponsor Don Young R-AK

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Latest action · Jul 18, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-21.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
  2. Passed HouseMay 6, 2013
  3. Passed SenateJun 3, 2013
  4. To the PresidentJul 12, 2013
  5. 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 callQuestionResultDate
House 129On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed398–2May 6, 2013

Yea 398

Nay 2

Not voting 32

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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalFeb 6, 2013
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalFeb 6, 2013
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 6, 2013
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalFeb 6, 2013
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalFeb 6, 2013
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalFeb 6, 2013
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalFeb 6, 2013
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalFeb 6, 2013
D-CALois CappsOriginalFeb 6, 2013
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalFeb 6, 2013
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 6, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 6, 2013
R-NYRichard L. HannaOriginalFeb 6, 2013
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalFeb 6, 2013
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanFeb 12, 2013
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Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural 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.

  1. Jul 18, 2013Signed by President.
  2. Jul 18, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-21.
  3. Jul 12, 2013Presented to President.
  4. Jul 11, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jul 10, 2013Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5623)
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S5623Harry Reid D-NVJul 10, 2013
HouseDebate and remarks H3660, H3661Text printed H3660Don Young R-AK, Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP, Rob Bishop R-UTJun 17, 2013
SenateDebate and remarks S3912Text printed S3912Amendments S3911, S3912Debbie Stabenow D-MI (text), Ron Wyden D-OR (amendment)Jun 3, 2013
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E601Chris Van Hollen D-MDMay 7, 2013
HouseDebate and remarks H2409, H2410Text printed H2409Recorded votes H2412enactDon Young R-AK, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZMay 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

  1. 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 113-4H.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 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeMar 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.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 1154In the nature of a substitute.Ron Wyden D-ORAmendment SA 1154 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 264Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 588, with an amendment.Related billJun 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.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jun 17, 2013Engrossed Amendment House
  3. Jun 3, 2013Engrossed Amendment Senate
  4. May 7, 2013Received in Senate
  5. May 6, 2013Engrossed in House
  6. Apr 9, 2013Reported in House
  7. Feb 6, 2013Introduced in House

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