3.0.0 3419 2019-11-15T20:49:32Z 2019-11-15T20:49:32Z House H HR 2011-11-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER:H.R. 3419.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18The Congress shall have Power to make all Laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H7578]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2012-02-07T14:01:51Z Referred to 2011-11-14T19:02:40Z A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the Operation Hero Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations. 112 1776 S 2011-11-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7007) Related bill CRS Hotels for Heroes Act 112 3303 HR 2011-11-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2012-02-07 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2011-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 N B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2011-11-14 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2011-11-14 True H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2011-11-14 True Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Transportation costs Travel and tourism Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-11-14 Introduced in House 2011-12-27T16:06:30Z
Hotels for Heroes Act - Expands the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to accept travel benefits to facilitate the travel of members of the Armed Forces during leave from active duty to include, as part of such benefits, points or awards for free or reduced-cost hotel accommodations.

Includes as benefits purposes: (1) providing humanitarian support to members and eligible beneficiaries receiving care through the military health care system, and (2) support to allow participation by members and their families in DOD-sponsored and authorized programs.

]]> Hotels for Heroes Act Short Titles as Introduced Hotels for Heroes Act Display Title Hotels for Heroes Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the Operation Hero Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations. Introduced in House 2011-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3419ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3419ih.xml 2012-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.