Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-3480
Sponsor: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]
Introduced: 2007-09-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Destruction of property
Larceny
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Sentencing guidelines

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: 
Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2007 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend its sentencing guidelines to provide a sentencing enhancement for any offense involving the desecration or theft of, or trafficking in, grave markers of veterans.

action_date: 2008-05-15
text: 
Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008
 - 
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its sentencing guidelines and policy statements to provide adequate sentencing enhancements for any offense involving the desecration, theft, or trafficking in a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object intended to permanently mark a veteran's grave. Requires the Commission to ensure that the sentences, guidelines, and policy statements for these crimes are appropriately severe and reasonably consistent with other relevant directives, sentencing guidelines, and policies.

action_date: 2008-05-21
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008
 - 
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its sentencing guidelines and policy statements to provide adequate sentencing enhancements for any offense involving the desecration, theft, or trafficking in a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object intended to permanently mark a veteran's grave. Requires the Commission to ensure that the sentences, guidelines, and policy statements for these crimes are appropriately severe and reasonably consistent with other relevant directives, sentencing guidelines, and policies.

action_date: 2008-06-12
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008
 - 
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its sentencing guidelines and policy statements to provide adequate sentencing enhancements for any offense involving the desecration, theft, or trafficking in a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object intended to permanently mark a veteran's grave. Requires the Commission to ensure that the sentences, guidelines, and policy statements for these crimes are appropriately severe and reasonably consistent with other relevant directives, sentencing guidelines, and policies.

action_date: 2008-10-10
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008
 - 
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its sentencing guidelines and policy statements to provide adequate sentencing enhancements for any offense involving the desecration, theft, or trafficking in a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object intended to permanently mark a veteran's grave. Requires the Commission to ensure that the sentences, guidelines, and policy statements for these crimes are appropriately severe and reasonably consistent with other relevant directives, sentencing guidelines, and policies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-10
text: Became Public Law No: 110-384.
action_date: 2008-10-10
text: Became Public Law No: 110-384.
action_date: 2008-10-10
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-10
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-06
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-06
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10405)
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10405)
action_date: 2008-06-12
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 778.
action_date: 2008-06-12
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-06-12
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2008-06-12
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2008-06-02
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/19/2008 H4109)
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 5/19/2008 H4109)
action_date: 2008-05-21
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4433)
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3480.
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4109-4111)
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-647.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-647.
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-05-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-06
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-384