A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to improve the Federal charter for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-2782
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2014-09-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises

Veterans' organizations and recognition

Women's rights
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Amends the federal charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States to describe the organization as a national association of veterans (currently, an association of men) who, as soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, served this Nation in wars, campaigns, and expeditions on foreign soil or in hostile waters.</p> <p>Expands its purpose of assisting widows to that of assisting surviving spouses.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2782 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2014 Mr. Sanders (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 36, United States Code, to improve the Federal charter for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Improvements to Federal charter of Veterans of Foreign Wars (a) Federal charter Section 230101(a) of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking men and inserting veterans . (b) Purposes Section 230102(3) of such title is amended by striking widows and inserting surviving spouses .