H.R. 6118: To amend the charter of the Gold Star Wives of America to remove the restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and officers of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation.
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H.R. 6118: To amend the charter of the Gold Star Wives of America to remove the restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and officers of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation.
110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-21 · Law · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend the charter of the Gold Star Wives of America to remove the restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and officers of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation.
Plain summary
Amends provisions of federal law relating to patriotic and national organizations to remove language restricting the Gold Star Wives of America from attempting to influence legislation.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend the charter of the Gold Star Wives of America to remove the restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and officers of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6118.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6118 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110