A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to improve the Federal charter for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 9, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to describe the organization as a national association of veterans (currently, an association of men) who, as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters.
Expands its purpose of assisting widows to that of assisting surviving spouses.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2014 to Nov 18, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 9, 2014 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Sep 15, 2014 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Sep 16, 2014 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Sep 16, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 17, 2014 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Sep 17, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Sep 9, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5441 | To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States. | Identical bill | Dec 4, 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.
- Sep 9, 2014Introduced in Senate
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