To permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program.
Latest action · Jul 18, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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.
- IntroducedJul 18, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program, which provides the public with engagement and educational opportunities regarding veterans interred in national, state, or tribal veterans' cemeteries.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 13, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Sep 13, 2018 |
Committees 1
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 Jul 18, 2018 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jul 18, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jul 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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. 164, no. 121, July 18, 2018, page H6558.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-75 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 4312, H.R. 6409, AND H.R. 642025 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 5, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2385 | To permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program. | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 17, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2018Introduced 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.
