US Congress Senate Bill 2755 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 16 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-16 - Became Public Law No: 114-156. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill allows the Representative or Senator of an immediate family member of a deceased firefighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew, or public safety officer who died in the line of duty to give the family, on request, a Capitol-flown flag, together with a certificate, signed by the official providing the flag (the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative, or the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Senator), that contains an expression of sympathy for the family.

Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016

Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-16	House	Became Public Law No: 114-156. (TXT | PDF)
2016-05-16	House	Signed by President.
2016-05-13	House	Presented to President.
2016-05-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-05-10	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2164-2165)
2016-05-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2755.
2016-05-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2164-2166)
2016-05-10	House	Mr. Nugent moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-04-20	House	Held at the desk.
2016-04-20	House	Received in the House.
2016-04-20	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-04-19	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2202)
2016-04-19	Senate	Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2201-2202)
2016-04-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

HB723 (Related) 2015-05-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2755/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2755/BILLS-114s2755is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2755/BILLS-114s2755es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2755/BILLS-114s2755enr.pdf