H.R. 1119 (RH) - Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007 - BILLS-110hr1119rh | Content Details

H.R. 1119 (RH) - Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007

Actions: Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Tancredo, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Berman, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Hare, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Honda) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, Additional sponsors: Mr. Ellison, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Israel, Mr. Murtha, and Ms. Roybal-Allard, Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Full Title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the congressional charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, to authorize associate membership in the corporation for the spouse of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.

Cosponsors: Virginia Foxx (NC); Roy Blunt (MO); Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH); Daniel Lipinski (IL); Joseph Crowley (NY); Corrine Brown (FL); Thomas G. Tancredo (CO); Marcy Kaptur (OH); Ellen O. Tauscher (CA); Adam B. Schiff (CA); Howard L. Berman (CA); Carolyn McCarthy (NY); Jeff Fortenberry (NE); Steve Buyer (IN); Adrian Smith (NE); Carolyn B. Maloney (NY); Phil Hare (IL); John T. Salazar (CO); Michael E. Capuano (MA); Michael M. Honda (CA); Keith Ellison (MN); Mazie K. Hirono (HI); Tammy Baldwin (WI); Michael T. McCaul (TX); Thaddeus G. McCotter (MI); Steve Israel (NY); John P. Murtha (PA); Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA)