Headstones for Honor Act
Latest action · Nov 27, 2023 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.
- IntroducedNov 7, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 7, 2023 to Nov 13, 2023; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Nov 7, 2023 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Nov 9, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Nov 9, 2023 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Nov 13, 2023 |
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 Nov 7, 2023 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Nov 27, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 27, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Nov 7, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 7, 2023Referred 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. 169, no. 184, November 7, 2023, page H5545.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in the Armed Forces.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Headstones for Honor 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.
- Nov 7, 2023Introduced 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.
