Flowers for Fallen Heroes Act of 2024
Latest action · Feb 29, 2024 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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2024 to Dec 17, 2024; 41 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Feb 14, 2024 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | Feb 15, 2024 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Mar 8, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Apr 18, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jun 26, 2024 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Sep 12, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 17, 2024 |
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 Feb 14, 2024 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Feb 29, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 29, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 14, 2024Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2024Referred 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. 170, no. 29, February 14, 2024, page H639.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a flower ordering program for gravesites under the purview of the American Battle Monuments Commission.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Flowers for Fallen Heroes Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Congressional oversight
- Horticulture and plants
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Telephone and wireless communication
- User charges and fees
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2024Introduced 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.