HR 1670 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015

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, 2016Public Law 114-147

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; 18 are original cosponsors, there from 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
R-SCTom RiceOriginalMar 26, 2015
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMar 26, 2015
D-MASeth MoultonMay 22, 2015
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJun 1, 2015
R-FLJeff MillerJun 4, 2015
R-OHBill JohnsonJun 11, 2015
R-PARyan A. CostelloJul 10, 2015
R-NJThomas MacArthurJul 23, 2015
R-NJScott GarrettJul 29, 2015
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.Aug 4, 2015
R-NDKevin CramerAug 4, 2015
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickSep 16, 2015
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiSep 16, 2015
D-NJDonald NorcrossSep 25, 2015
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Sep 25, 2015
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Oct 20, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Oct 20, 2015
R-KYAndy BarrNov 17, 2015
D-IADavid LoebsackNov 17, 2015
R-NCDavid RouzerNov 17, 2015
R-IADavid YoungNov 17, 2015
R-FLRichard B. NugentNov 17, 2015
D-PARobert A. BradyNov 17, 2015
R-ILRodney DavisNov 17, 2015
R-TNScott DesJarlaisNov 17, 2015
D-ILTammy DuckworthNov 17, 2015
D-NHAnn M. KusterNov 30, 2015
R-INJackie WalorskiNov 30, 2015
R-VABarbara ComstockDec 3, 2015

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Mar 26, 2015Markup Dec 2, 2015Reported Feb 1, 2016

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

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

In the Congressional Record 2

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 S2106Dan Sullivan R-AKApr 14, 2016
HouseDebate and remarks H1469–H1472Text printed H1469Candice S. Miller R-MI, Mark Walker R-NC, Rodney Davis R-IL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Stephen F. Lynch D-MAMar 21, 2016

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. Dec 8, 2015H.R. 1670, National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Administration on December 2, 2015

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 section 8 Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 51, March 26, 2015, page H2113.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—MARKUP ON: H.R. 1670, THE NATIONAL POW/MIA REMEMBRANCE ACT OF 20158 pagesCommittee on House AdministrationDec 2, 2015

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

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

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to place in the United States Capitol a chair honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action.
Short Titles as Introduced
National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015
Short Titles as Reported to House
National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015
Short Titles as Passed Senate
National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015
Short Titles as Enacted
National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

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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