Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 17, 2020
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 17, 2020.
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“house passes Lamb bill to establish grant program to support veterans legacy program”
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Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA17]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 15, 2019
“Congressman Hank Johnson connects with thousands during town hall series”
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Rep. Henry “Hank” Johnson [D-GA4]
on Oct 16, 2019
“the daily leader: tuesday, october 15, 2019”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Oct 14, 2019
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
S. 3039: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program, and for other ...
Introduced on Dec 12, 2019. 69% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Jul 18, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6420 (115th). |
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Apr 29, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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May 8, 2019
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Jul 24, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Oct 15, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Dec 19, 2019
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Passed Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jan 17, 2020
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 2385 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2385. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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