113 HR 5441 RH: To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States. U.S. House of Representatives 2014-11-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 461 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5441 [Report No. 113–620] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2014 Mr. Miller of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary November 17, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Hanna, Mr. Terry, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Rigell, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Titus, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Latham, Mr. Payne, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Holt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Walz, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Black, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Griffith of Virginia, Mr. Nunnelee, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kline, Mr. Jones, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Cole, Ms. Esty, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Walden, Mr. Palazzo, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Barber, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Welch, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Neugebauer, Mrs. Lummis, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Collins of New York, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Foster, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Sinema, and Ms. Bonamici November 17, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to reflect the service of women in the Armed Forces of the United States.

1.

Reflection of service of women in the Armed Forces in the Federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

(a)

Organization

Section 230101(a) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking men and inserting veterans. (b)

Purposes

Section 230102(3) of such title is amended by striking widows and inserting surviving spouses.

November 17, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed