H.R. 4812: Honor Flight Act
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H.R. 4812: Honor Flight Act
113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-221.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-221. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Honor Flight Act
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 22, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Honor Flight Act - Directs the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a process for providing expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling on an Honor Flight Network private charter, or another not-for-profit organization that honors veterans, to visit war memorials built and dedicated to honor their service.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · 4 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4812.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4812 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113