To amend title 36, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the congressional charter of the Disabled American Veterans.
Latest action · Mar 18, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-135.
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.
- IntroducedApr 13, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 30, 2015
- Passed SenateMar 8, 2016
- To the PresidentMar 15, 2016
- Became lawMar 18, 2016Public Law 114-135
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) This bill states that Disabled American Veterans (the corporation) is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, and includes among its purposes: (1) education of the public about the sacrifices and needs of disabled veterans, and (2) education of disabled veterans about the benefits and resources available to them.
On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge or satisfactory provision for the discharge of all liabilities shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of disabled veterans.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 13, 2015Markup Sep 17, 2015Reported Nov 30, 2015 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2015Discharged Sep 16, 2015 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 1, 2015Discharged Mar 8, 2016 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2016Signed by President.
- Mar 18, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-135.
- Mar 15, 2016Presented to President.
- Mar 9, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 8, 2016Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1349)
- Mar 8, 2016Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1349)
- Mar 8, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 1, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Nov 30, 2015Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-350.
- Nov 30, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 269.
- Nov 30, 2015Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 30, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8426-8427)
- Nov 30, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1755.
- Nov 30, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8426)
- Nov 30, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 17, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 17, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 16, 2015Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Discharged.
- May 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Apr 13, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 13, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1349 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 8, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8426Text printed H8426 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Pedro R. Pierluisi D-PR, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 30, 2015 |
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
- Nov 24, 2015H.R. 1755, a bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the congressional charter of the Disabled American VeteransAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 17, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 52, April 13, 2015, page H2154.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44407 | Encryption: Selected Legal Issues | Report | Mar 3, 2016 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 36, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the congressional charter of the Disabled American Veterans.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 1, 2015Referred in Senate
- Nov 30, 2015Engrossed in House
- Nov 30, 2015Reported in House
- Apr 13, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
