Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
Latest action · Dec 3, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-205.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2019
- Passed SenateJun 22, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2020
- To the PresidentNov 24, 2020
- Became lawDec 3, 2020Public Law 116-205
Summary
Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
This bill instructs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to (1) any U.S. citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically determined to be permanently disabled, if the citizen or person furnishes adequate proof of the disability and such citizenship or residency; and (2) any veteran who has been found to have a service-connected disability.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 219 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed401–0 | Nov 16, 2020 |
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2019 to Nov 18, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 4, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Dec 18, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 18, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2019Markup Dec 12, 2019Reported Dec 17, 2019 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 19, 2019 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2020Signed by President.
- Dec 3, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-205.
- Nov 24, 2020Presented to President.
- Nov 16, 2020Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 16, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5738-5739)
- Nov 16, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 327.
- Nov 16, 2020At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Nov 16, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5748-5749)
- Nov 16, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 219). (text: CR H5739)
- Nov 16, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 24, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 24, 2020Received in the House.
- Jun 24, 2020Held at the desk.
- Jun 22, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3129; text: CR S3129)
- Dec 17, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 17, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 342.
- Dec 12, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 19, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-308.
- Feb 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 4, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5738, H5739Text printed H5739Recorded votes H5748enactLists H5749Votes recorded by proxy on S. 327, Wounded Veterans Recreation Act | Jared Huffman D-CA, Rob Bishop R-UT | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3129Text printed S3129 | Ben Sasse R-NE | Jun 22, 2020 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 18, 2020S. 327, Wounded Veterans Recreation ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on December 17, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-308 | PENDING LEGISLATION62 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 19, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46195 | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA): Background and Current Issues | Report | Dec 21, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4930 | Wounded Veterans Recreation Act | Identical bill | Nov 15, 2019 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-connected disability.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 22, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 17, 2019Reported to Senate
- Feb 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
