HR 1670 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015

Introduced Mar 26, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Stephen F. Lynch D-MA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 29, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-147.

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. IntroducedMar 26, 2015
  2. Passed HouseMar 21, 2016
  3. Passed SenateApr 14, 2016
  4. To the PresidentApr 19, 2016
  5. Became lawApr 29, 2016

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to: (1) enter into an agreement to obtain a chair featuring the logo of the National League of POW/MIA Families, and (2) place it in the U.S. Capitol in a suitable permanent location within two years after enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 4) The AOC may: (1) enter into an agreement with any tax-exempt, charitable organization to solicit private donations to carry out this Act; and (2) accept resulting donations of funds, property, and services.

All costs incurred in carrying out this Act's purposes shall be paid for with private donations received from such organizations.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2015 to Dec 3, 2015, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-FLDavid W. JollyOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-UTRob BishopOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalMar 26, 2015
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Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 29, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-147.
  2. Apr 29, 2016Signed by President.
  3. Apr 19, 2016Presented to President.
  4. Apr 15, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Apr 14, 2016Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2106)
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Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 885National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015Identical billMar 26, 2015

Subjects

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Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Apr 4, 2016Received in Senate
  3. Mar 21, 2016Engrossed in House
  4. Feb 1, 2016Reported in House
  5. Mar 26, 2015Introduced in House

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