Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act
Latest action · Dec 8, 2016 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2015
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew members who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era.
The Army may place such a memorial only if it enters into an agreement under which the association agrees to: (1) pay all costs necessary to construct, install, and maintain the memorial; and (2) to such other provisions as the Army may require.
Cosponsors 92
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2015 to Dec 7, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Dec 18, 2015 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Jan 11, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | May 19, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Sep 7, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2015 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2016 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2015 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jan 19, 2016Hearings Sep 8, 2016 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2016Received in the Senate.
- Dec 7, 2016Mr. Heck (NV) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 7, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7328-7330)
- Dec 7, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4298.
- Dec 7, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7328)
- Dec 7, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 8, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jan 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jan 12, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Dec 18, 2015Introduced in House
- Dec 18, 2015Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7328–H7330Text printed H7328 | Joseph J. Heck R-NV, Mark E. Amodei R-NV | Dec 7, 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 185, December 18, 2015, page H10711.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | VIEWS ON H.R. 4298, VIETNAM HELICOPTER CREW MEMORIAL ACT; AND H.R. 5458, VETERANS TRICARE CHOICE ACT55 pages | Armed Services Committee | Sep 8, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3447 | Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act | Related bill | Sep 28, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring the helicopter pilots and crew members of the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2016Received in Senate
- Dec 7, 2016Engrossed in House
- Dec 18, 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.
