To set forth the policy of the United States regarding vandalism, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 16, 2020 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 16, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill provides statutory authority for a June 26, 2020, executive order directing various agencies to take actions related to protecting monuments, memorials, and statues from vandalism, such as ordering the Department of Justice to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of cases involving vandalism of a monument, government property, or religious property.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2020 to Jul 27, 2020; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Jul 16, 2020 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2020 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2020 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2020Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 166, no. 126, July 16, 2020, page H3091.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To set forth the policy of the United States regarding vandalism, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2020Introduced 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.
