HR 4347 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Warrior Act

Introduced Nov 9, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Matt Gaetz R-FL

Latest action · Dec 7, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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.

IntroducedNov 9, 2017
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Warrior Act

This bill includes veterans in the military adaptive sports program of the Department of Defense. The military adaptive sports program provides reconditioning activities and competitive athletic opportunities to all wounded, ill and injured members of the Armed Forces.

Cosponsors 10

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 9, 2017 to Nov 29, 2017; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-FL	Darren Soto	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-IA	David Loebsack	Original	Nov 9, 2017
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross	Original	Nov 9, 2017
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-CA	Jimmy Panetta	Original	Nov 9, 2017
R-AZ	Martha McSally	Original	Nov 9, 2017
R-CA	Paul Cook	Original	Nov 9, 2017
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Nov 9, 2017
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Nov 9, 2017
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton		Nov 29, 2017

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Nov 9, 2017
	Military Personnel Subcommittee	Referred Dec 7, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 7, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House
Nov 9, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 183, November 9, 2017, page H8698.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include veterans in the military adaptive sports program of the Department of Defense.
Short Titles as Introduced: Warrior Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Nov 9, 2017Introduced in House

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