[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 5441 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 461
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5441

                          [Report No. 113-620]

  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.


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                    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 Lujan 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

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                                 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.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 461

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5441

                          [Report No. 113-620]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 17, 2014

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed