3.0.0 4255 2023-01-11T13:15:43Z 2023-01-11T13:15:43Z House H HR 2007-12-04 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T17:09:14Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Reported by 2008-06-26T14:41:18Z Markup by 2008-06-26T14:41:01Z Hearings by 2008-06-19T15:39:15Z Referred to 2008-04-30T13:59:28Z hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Discharged from 2008-04-30T13:59:07Z Referred to 2007-12-07T15:03:19Z Reported by 2008-07-24T22:14:12Z Markup by 2008-07-16T22:19:55Z Referred to 2007-12-04T19:02:35Z H. Rept. 110-774 United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 110 3376 S 2008-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2008-08-01 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-07-31 19:53:53 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-07-31 19:53:49 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7246-7247) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-31 19:53:49 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/29/2008 H7246-7247) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 19:53:21 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7707) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:24:34 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Boozman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:15:37 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4255. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:15:28 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7246-7248) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:15:15 Mr. Hare moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00493 2008-07-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-774. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-774. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-16 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-07-16 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-06-26 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2008-06-26 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-06-19 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-04-30 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2008-04-30 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Health Discharged. Committee 2007-12-07 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-12-04 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2008-06-12 False H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 2008-06-18 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-06-18 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-06-18 False M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2008-07-10 False B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2008-07-23 False 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z H.R. 4255, United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20097 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008</p> 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z H.R. 4255, United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20097 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008 Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Disabled Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health Iraq compilation Olympic games Paralysis Physical education and training Physical therapy Recreation Sports and Recreation Veterans' benefits Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-12-04 Introduced in House 2008-03-26T20:38:03Z United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make a grant to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to plan, develop, manage, and implement the Paralympic Program for veterans and members of the Armed Forces.

Directs the USOC to use a grant to recruit, support, encourage, schedule, facilitate, supervise, and implement paralympic instruction and competition activities, training and technical assistance, and coordination and program development activities for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with physical disabilities.

Sets forth outreach, coordination, application, and memorandum of understanding requirements.

]]> 36 2008-07-31 Passed House amended 2008-10-27T18:51:01Z United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make a grant to the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to plan, develop, manage, and implement the Paralympic Program (Program) for disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces (members). Directs the USOC to use a grant to recruit, support, encourage, schedule, facilitate, supervise, and implement paralympic instruction and competition activities, training and technical assistance, and coordination and program development activities for such disabled veterans and members.

Requires: (1) the Secretary to conduct an outreach program to inform eligible veterans and separating members about the Program; and (2) a memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the USOC regarding Program implementation.

Authorizes appropriations.

Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events, headed by a Director, to carry out qualifying programs and events for disabled veterans and members. Authorizes the Director to provide an allowance for a disabled veteran for each month in which the veteran is training or competing in a USOC-sanctioned event or residing at a USOC training center. Authorizes appropriations.

Requires the Secretary to direct the VA's Under Secretary for Health to: (1) make VA medical staff available to facilitate veteran participation in USOC sporting events; (2) allow such personnel to participate in the Program without requiring the use of personal leave; and (3) support other similar activities or events.

]]> United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 Display Title United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to House United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 H House Short Titles as Passed House United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008 H House Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the United States Olympic Committee, and for other purposes. Referred in Senate 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4255eh/xml/BILLS-110hr4255eh.xml Reported in House 2008-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4255rh/xml/BILLS-110hr4255rh.xml Introduced in House 2007-12-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4255ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4255ih.xml 2008-08-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.