Topic

Veterans' organizations and recognition

1,264 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 218. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 110th to 119th
127 bills in the 113th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 104 Supporting the goals and ideals of Vietnam Veterans Day. Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. July 7, 2014
HCONRES 85 Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. February 21, 2014
HCONRES 78 Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation. Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. January 28, 2014
HCONRES 63 Honoring the service of Native American Indians in the United States Armed Forces. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. January 24, 2014
HCONRES 41 Encouraging peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula. Message on Senate action sent to the House. August 2, 2013
HR 5851 Honoring Our Veterans By Exercising The Right To Vote On Veterans Day Act Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. December 11, 2014
HR 5760 Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. November 20, 2014
HR 5459 To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. September 11, 2014
HR 5441 To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States. Became Public Law No: 113-199. December 4, 2014
HR 5369 Veterans Dignified Burial Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. September 2, 2014
HR 5088 Responsive and Efficient Appeals Courts for Heroes Act of 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. August 15, 2014
HR 4999 Voices for Veterans Act Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. June 26, 2014
HR 4812 Honor Flight Act Became Public Law No: 113-221. December 16, 2014
HR 4778 Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. June 20, 2014
HR 4720 Medal of Honor Priority Care Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. June 3, 2014
HR 4712 Veterans National Remembrance Act Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. May 21, 2014
HR 4488 Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-118. June 9, 2014
HR 4435 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425. June 5, 2014
HR 4359 Honor Guardsmen and Reservists Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. April 11, 2014
HR 4189 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4000 Leap Road in Hilliard, Ohio, as the "Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon, Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building". Became Public Law No: 113-219. December 16, 2014
HR 4045 First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. February 11, 2014
HR 3867 National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. January 14, 2014
HR 3810 Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial Preservation Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. January 24, 2014
HR 3743 HAVEN Act Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. December 12, 2013
HR 3671 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. December 16, 2013
HR 3397 To require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines regarding the use by the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage to the records, including records damaged by a 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. January 24, 2014
HR 3368 Veterans Day Off Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. January 22, 2014
HR 3364 To authorize and request the President to issue a posthumous commission in the regular Army to Milton Holland, who, while sergeant major of the 5th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Civil War. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. January 24, 2014
HR 3304 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-66. December 26, 2013
HR 3287 Veterans Services Support Act Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. October 11, 2013

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