HR 1497
113th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Religion
War Memorial Protection Act
Introduced: April 11, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 8, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
Jul 8, 2013
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-140.
Jun 12, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 12, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 12, 2013
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Jun 6, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Apr 11, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 11, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
War Memorial Protection Act - Permits emblems of belief approved for placement on government-provided headstones and markers to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial established or acquired by the federal government; or (2) any other military memorial established in cooperation with the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Includes as approved emblems, at a minimum, all those authorized by the National Cemetery Administration.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
Committees of jurisdiction
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