Gold Star Families Voices Act

Bill: 114-hr-4511
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2016-02-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

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Latest action: action_date: 2016-11-28
text: Became Public Law No: 114-246.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Gold Star Families Voices Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to require the veterans oral history program to include the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or who died as a result of their wartime service.</p>

action_date: 2016-07-05
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Gold Star Families Voices Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to require the veterans oral history program to include the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or who died as a result of their wartime service.</p>

action_date: 2016-09-06
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Gold Star Families Voices Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to require the veterans oral history program to include the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or who died as a result of their wartime service.</p>

action_date: 2016-11-15
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Gold Star Families Voices Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to require the veterans oral history program to include the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or who died as a result of their wartime service.</p>

action_date: 2016-11-28
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Gold Star Families Voices Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to require the veterans oral history program to include the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or who died as a result of their wartime service.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , and Mr. MacArthur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 514 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 [Report No. 114–663] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2016 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , and Mr. MacArthur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration July 5, 2016 Additional sponsors: Mr. Olson , Ms. Esty , Mr. Perry , Ms. Kaptur , and Mr. Goodlatte July 5, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .

July 5, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 7, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration AN ACT To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 4511 AN ACT To amend the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Families Voices Act . 2. Collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war (a) In General Paragraph (1) of section 3(a) of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142(a)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) to collect video and audio recordings of— (A) personal histories and testimonials of veterans of the Armed Forces who served during a period of war; and (B) biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who became missing in action or died as a result of their service during a period of war; . (b) Conforming Amendment Section 3 of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act ( 20 U.S.C. 2142 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Definition of Immediate Family Member For purposes of subsection (a), the term immediate family member means a parent, spouse, sibling, or child. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.