3.0.0 1497 2023-01-11T13:23:22Z 2023-01-11T13:23:22Z House H HR 2013-04-11 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUNTER:H.R. 1497.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority for the War MemorialProtection Act is found in Section 3, Clause 2 of Article IV,which states in part that ``the Congress shall have power todispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory and other Property belonging to theUnited States.'' Constitutional authority is also found inClause 18 of Article I, Section 8, which states that Congresshas the authority to ``make all Laws which shall be necessaryand proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers,and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''[Page H1957]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Discharged from 2013-06-12T17:00:50Z Hearings by 2013-06-06T17:30:31Z Referred to 2013-04-25T20:54:52Z Reported by 2013-07-08T19:09:07Z Markup by 2013-06-12T17:00:56Z Referred to 2013-04-11T04:00:15Z H. Rept. 113-140 War Memorial Protection Act of 2013 113 705 S 2013-06-12 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. Related bill CRS 2013-07-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00102 2013-07-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-140. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-07-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-140. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-06-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2013-06-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2013-06-12 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged. Committee 2013-06-06 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2013-04-25 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. Committee 2013-04-11 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-04-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 N M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2013-04-11 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2013-04-11 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2013-04-11 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-04-11 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2013-04-11 True R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2013-04-11 True N000186 Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] Alan Nunnelee R MS 1 2013-04-11 True L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2013-04-11 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2013-04-11 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2013-04-11 True C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2013-04-11 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2013-04-11 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2013-04-11 True I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2013-04-11 True K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2013-04-11 True W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2013-04-12 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2013-04-12 False F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2013-04-18 False B001256 Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] Michele Bachmann R MN 6 2013-05-07 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Military personnel and dependents Monuments and memorials Religion Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2013-04-11 Introduced in House 2013-05-02T15:21:15Z War Memorial Protection Act - Permits religious symbols recognizing the religious background of members of the Armed Forces to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial that is established or acquired by the federal government; or (2) a military memorial not established by the government, but for which the American Battle Monuments Commission cooperated in establishing.

]]> 17 2013-07-08 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2013-09-25T20:41:37Z War Memorial Protection Act - Permits emblems of belief approved for placement on government-provided headstones and markers to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial established or acquired by the federal government; or (2) any other military memorial established in cooperation with the American Battle Monuments Commission.

Includes as approved emblems, at a minimum, all those authorized by the National Cemetery Administration.

]]> War Memorial Protection Act Display Title War Memorial Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced War Memorial Protection Act Short Titles as Reported to House War Memorial Protection Act H House Official Title as Introduced To amend title 36, United States Code, to ensure that memorials commemorating the service of the United States Armed Forces may contain religious symbols, and for other purposes. Reported in House 2013-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1497rh/xml/BILLS-113hr1497rh.xml Introduced in House 2013-04-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1497ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1497ih.xml 2013-07-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102. 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.