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H.R. 1492: To establish the Commission on America and its Veterans.

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H.R. 1492: To establish the Commission on America and its Veterans.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To establish the Commission on America and its Veterans.

Plain summary

Establishes as an independent commission the Commission on America and its Veterans to: (1) submit to the President and Congress suggestions for ceremonies and events to acknowledge the wars recently fought and the heroism displayed by members of the Armed Forces; (2) report to the President and Congress on Commission findings, conclusions, and recommendations with respect to any deficiency in how the United States welcomes back such members; (3) begin convening conversations on the effect of war on members, their families, and the local communities, as well as addressing the reintegration experience and the gap between the military, veterans, and civilian life; and (4) submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) recommendations regarding activities of the Office of Armed Services and Veterans Public Outreach (established under this Act).

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To establish the Commission on America and its Veterans.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · 21 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1492 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113