H.R. 5282: To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5282: To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-12 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 15, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to develop a Veterans' Curation Program to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Secretary in carrying out curation and historic preservation activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015.

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Official text

To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] · 45 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5282, A bill to provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes (2010-08-10); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5282, A bill to provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes (2010-08-10); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5282, A bill to provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes (2010-12-02); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5282, A bill to provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes (2010-12-02)

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Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5282.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5282 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111