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Union Calendar No. 212 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2369 

[Report No. 112–313] 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power 

for the American Legion under its Federal charter. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 24, 2011 

Mr. ALTMIRE (for himself and Mr. ROONEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

DECEMBER 5, 2011 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GARRETT, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. FATTAH, 

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. 

ALEXANDER, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. LATOURETTE, 

Mr. POSEY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. DOYLE, 

Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BECERRA, 

Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. WU, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. CUELLAR, 

Mr. POLIS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. 

RAHALL, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 

Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. PETERS, Mr. RYAN of 

Ohio, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 

Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. RICHARDSON, Ms. MOORE, Mr. JACKSON

of Illinois, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HOLT, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. OWENS, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SHULER, Mr. KISSELL, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. 

MCCOLLUM, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 

HECK, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. 

SESSIONS, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 

LIPINSKI, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. MULVANEY, 


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Mr. BARROW, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

COLE, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. LATTA, Ms. HAYWORTH, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

RUNYAN, Mr. WEST, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 

LEWIS of California, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. COBLE, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. 

LONG, Mr. DREIER, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. 

MCINTYRE, Mr. WALBERG, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. 

TONKO, Ms. HOCHUL, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. POE of 

Texas, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MACK, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. BUCHANAN, 

Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. REED, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Ms. FOXX, 

Mr. PLATTS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. 

HUELSKAMP, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. 

LYNCH, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. CASTOR of 

Florida, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. AUSTRIA, 

Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. MARCHANT, 

Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 

NUNNELEE, Mr. LANCE, Mr. HANNA, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. BOREN, Mr. 

DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. ROSS

of Arkansas, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. MARINO, Mr. 

KELLY, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. SCALISE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. BURTON

of Indiana, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. PENCE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SARBANES, 

Mr. KEATING, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. SUTTON, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. JENKINS, 

Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. BERKLEY, 

Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. 

GUTIERREZ, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. BROWN of 

Florida, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. PASTOR

of Arizona, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BRADY of Texas, 

Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. 

DENT, Ms. EDWARDS, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HUIZENGA of 

Michigan, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. 

GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. STARK, Mr. TERRY, Mr. THOMPSON of 

California, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WATT, Mrs. BLACK, Ms. HERRERA

BEUTLER, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. WEBSTER, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, 

Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARTER, Mr. 

CASSIDY, Ms. CHU, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CRAWFORD, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. 

HIMES, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. NADLER, 

Mr. NEAL, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. 

TOWNS, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DOLD, Mr. 

FILNER, Mr. HERGER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 

Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. RIVERA, 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. MICA, 

Mr. ELLISON, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 

REYES, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. BASS of New Hampshire, Mr. CAMP, Mr. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. DICKS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, 

Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Mr. FRANK


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of Massachusetts, Mr. KIND, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. 

DINGELL, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LANDRY, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. 

MATSUI, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PETRI, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. ROE

of Tennessee, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. 

SEWELL, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. THOMPSON of 

Mississippi, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. YODER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mrs. 

BIGGERT, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. 

KLINE, Mr. BERG, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. 

HOYER, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. 

GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. HARPER, 

Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. 

BACA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WOLF, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. 

DENHAM, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. FORBES, Mr. TIPTON, 

Mr. HURT, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. FARR, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. SULLIVAN, Ms. 

GRANGER, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mrs. 

ROBY, Mr. NUNES, Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 

DUFFY, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. BUCSHON, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. 

HULTGREN, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. CANSECO, Ms. 

BUERKLE, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. BORDALLO, 

Mr. FINCHER, Mr. HALL, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. 

BACHMANN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. BONNER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. SCHILLING, Mr. THORNBERRY, 

Mr. WOMACK, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. OLVER, Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. 

FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. GRIMM, Ms. 

PELOSI, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. FLORES, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. 

ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. 

WOODALL, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 

Mr. TURNER of New York, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 

TIBERI, and Mr. FLAKE

DECEMBER 5, 2011 

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 title 36, United States Code, to provide for an 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL POWER OF AMERICAL LEGION 

4 UNDER FEDERAL CHARTER. 

5 Section 2104 of title 36, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para10 graph (9); and 

11 (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol12 lowing new paragraph (8): 

13 ‘‘(8) provide guidance and leadership to the in14 dividual Departments and Posts, but may not con15 trol or otherwise influence the specific activities and 

16 conduct of the independent, autonomous Depart17 ments and Posts; and’’. 


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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2369 

[Report No. 112–313] 

A BILL 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide 

under its Federal charter. for an additional power for the American Legion 

DECEMBER 5, 2011 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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