HR 847 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019

Introduced Jan 29, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Mark E. Green R-TN

Latest action · Jan 29, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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.

IntroducedJan 29, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019

This bill provides interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans if a bill providing appropriations for the plans has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins.

The bill provides the appropriations at the rate of operations and under the terms and conditions provided by the most recent law making full-year appropriations for the plans.

The appropriations provided by this bill are not available after a bill is enacted that (1) provides appropriations for the plans, or (2) provides appropriations for the Coast Guard without funding the plans.

Cosponsors 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 29, 2019 to Jan 10, 2020; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Antonio Delgado	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-AL	Bradley Byrne	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-ME	Chellie Pingree	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-VA	Denver Riggleman	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-AK	Don Young	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-CA	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-PR	Jenniffer González-Colón	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-NY	Lee M. Zeldin	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-NJ	Mikie Sherrill	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-FL	Neal P. Dunn	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-IL	Robin L. Kelly	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-NY	Sean Patrick Maloney	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-HI	Tulsi Gabbard	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Jan 29, 2019
R-SC	William R. Timmons IV	Original	Jan 29, 2019
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		Feb 5, 2019
R-UT	Chris Stewart		Feb 5, 2019
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Feb 5, 2019
R-FL	Ross Spano		Feb 5, 2019
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Feb 13, 2019
R-FL	Bill Posey		Feb 13, 2019
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Feb 13, 2019
R-TX	Ron Wright		Feb 13, 2019
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter		Feb 28, 2019
D-NJ	Jefferson Van Drew		Feb 28, 2019
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Feb 28, 2019
R-MO	Jason Smith		Mar 7, 2019
D-WA	Derek Kilmer		Mar 25, 2019
D-TN	Jim Cooper		Mar 25, 2019
D-NJ	Andy Kim		Apr 3, 2019
I-MI	Paul Mitchell		Apr 3, 2019
D-MN	Dean Phillips		May 23, 2019
D-CA	Pete Aguilar		May 23, 2019
D-CA	Susan A. Davis		Jul 5, 2019
D-CO	Joe Neguse		Oct 17, 2019
D-OH	Joyce Beatty		Oct 17, 2019
D-VA	Elaine G. Luria		Oct 23, 2019
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer		Dec 23, 2019
R-MO	Billy Long		Jan 10, 2020

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Appropriations Committee	Referred Jan 29, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 29, 2019Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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: The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states:'No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set forth terms and conditions governing their use.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 18, January 29, 2019, page H1284.

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. 116-26	THE NEED TO REAUTHORIZE THE SEPTEMBER 11TH VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND144 pages	Judiciary Committee	Jun 11, 2019

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To provide interim appropriations for the Coast Guard Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Protecting Gold Star Spouses Act of 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 29, 2019Introduced in House

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