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HR 5480 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Alternative and renewable resources Appropriations Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Electric power generation and transmission Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Veterans' medical care

Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2014

Introduced: September 18, 2014 Introduced by: Weber, Randy K. Sr. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Sep 16, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Sep 16, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2014 - Prohibits the appropriation of funds, or the obligation or expenditure of funds by Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for any VA alternative energy generation project unless the funds for such project have been specifically authorized by law.

Directs the Secretary to transfer all unobligated funds that were appropriated to the VA before this Act's enactment for an alternative energy generation project to the VA's account funding veterans' medical care.

What's happening now September 29, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 3
HALL, RALPH
· Nov 13, 2014
Burgess, Michael
· Nov 12, 2014
BRADY, KEVIN
· Sep 18, 2014
Broun, Paul
· Sep 18, 2014
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 18, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· Sep 18, 2014
Gohmert, Louie
· Sep 18, 2014
Granger, Kay
· Sep 18, 2014
Hensarling, Jeb
· Sep 18, 2014
Marchant, Kenny
· Sep 18, 2014
Neugebauer, Randy
· Sep 18, 2014
Pearce, Stevan
· Sep 18, 2014
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 18, 2014
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Sep 18, 2014
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 16, 2014
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