US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 14, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 14, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of State to:
- prescribe a policy by which a member of a diplomatic mission may designate those next-of-kin who will be invited to, and be entitled to attend, any memorial service held to honor the member in the event of his or her death in service to the United States; and
- publicize such policy and make the appropriate forms available to each member of a diplomatic mission.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 14, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Sep 14, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 163, no. 149, September 14, 2017, page H7424.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3915 | US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Nov 3, 2015 |
| HR 5054 | US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 12, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that United States Government personnel, including members of the Armed Forces and contractors, assigned to United States diplomatic missions are given the opportunity to designate next-of-kin for certain purposes in the event of the death of the personnel.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2017Introduced 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.
