US HR383 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 73-15-1)
Status: Introduced on July 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appropriate award of the Purple Heart to the Marines and Sailors killed or wounded in the recent attack at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the July 16, 2015, attack upon members of the Armed Forces at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, meets the criteria for the award of the Purple Heart, and (2) the Secretary of the Navy should award the Purple Heart to the members of the Marine Corps and Navy who were killed or wounded in the attack.

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appropriate award of the Purple Heart to the Marines and Sailors killed or wounded in the recent attack at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Sponsors

Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]
Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. David Young [R-IA]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]
Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]
Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. Cresent Hardy [R-NV]Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]
Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]Rep. Steve King [R-IA]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]
Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-08-13HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2015-07-27HouseReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2015-07-27HouseIntroduced in House

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