Veterans VOW Act
Latest action · May 1, 2019 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act or the Veterans VOW Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the Medal of Honor special pension to certain surviving spouses of Medal of Honor recipients.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2019 to May 7, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Mar 18, 2019 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Apr 22, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 22, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 7, 2019 |
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 Mar 18, 2019 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2019Hearings May 1, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Mar 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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. 165, no. 48, March 18, 2019, page H2756.
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. 116-9 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1199, H.R. 1200, H.R. 1126, H.R. 1628, H.R. 1826, A DRAFT BILL 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, AND A DRAFT UPDATE OF H.R. 29993 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 1, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 891 | Medal of Honor Surviving Spouses Recognition Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
| HR 6679 | Veterans VOW Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 24, 2018 |
| HR 7952 | Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020 | Related bill | Oct 6, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide payment of Medal of Honor special pension under such title to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans VOW Act
- Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers 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.
- Mar 18, 2019Introduced 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.
