HR 5467 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018

Introduced Apr 11, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Daniel Lipinski D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 12, 2018 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 11, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018

This bill extends access to Department of Defense commissaries and morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) facilities to Purple Heart recipients, veterans with a service-connected disability, Medal of Honor recipients, former prisoners of war, and veteran caregivers. (Commissaries are grocery/department stores on military installations that sell food and some household items. MWR facilities offer a range of services on bases including libraries, outdoor recreation, dining, golf courses, and sports and fitness centers.)

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 11, 2018 to Jul 23, 2018, with 52 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalApr 11, 2018
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalApr 11, 2018
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalApr 11, 2018
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalApr 11, 2018
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalApr 11, 2018
R-MEBruce PoliquinOriginalApr 11, 2018
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalApr 11, 2018
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalApr 11, 2018
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalApr 11, 2018
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.OriginalApr 11, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalApr 11, 2018
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalApr 11, 2018
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalApr 11, 2018
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalApr 11, 2018
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 11, 2018
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 12, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Apr 11, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Apr 11, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3201Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018Related billJul 12, 2018
HR 5515John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019Related billAug 13, 2018

Subjects

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  1. Apr 11, 2018Introduced in House

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