S 2659 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Honor Flight Act

Introduced Jul 24, 2014 Originated Senate Sponsor Christopher Murphy D-CT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 24, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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. IntroducedJul 24, 2014
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Honor Flight Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling on an Honor Flight Network charter flight or that of another organization to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor their service.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2014 to Sep 18, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CTRichard BlumenthalJul 31, 2014
D-FLBill NelsonSep 18, 2014

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2014Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 24, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2671Honor Flight ActIdentical billJul 28, 2014
HR 4812Honor Flight ActRelated billDec 16, 2014

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. Jul 24, 2014Introduced in Senate

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