National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act

Bill: 115-hr-2711
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-25
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Crime victims

Kansas

Monuments and memorials

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act</strong></p> <p>This bill designates as the "National Memorial to Fallen Educators" an existing&nbsp;memorial located at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas. The memorial is not a unit of the National Park System, and its designation shall not require or allow federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to it.</p>

action_date: 2018-01-29
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill designates as the "National Memorial to Fallen Educators" an existing&nbsp;memorial located at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas. The memorial is not a unit of the National Park System, and its designation shall not require or allow federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to it.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2711 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Yoder , Mr. McNerney , Mr. MacArthur , Mr. Nolan , and Ms. Moore ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) from 1764 to the date of enactment of this Act, more than 119 educators from 36 States have lost their lives in the United States while performing professional duties; (2) the United States lacks a national memorial dedicated to fallen educators; and (3) a memorial to fallen educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas— (A) was dedicated on June 12, 2014; and (B) will honor educators who have lost their lives in the line of professional service. 3. Designation (a) In General The memorial to fallen educators located at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas, is designated as the National Memorial to Fallen Educators . (b) Effect of Designation The national memorial designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park System and the designation of the National Memorial to Fallen Educators shall not require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to that national memorial.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 398 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2711 [Report No. 115–533] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2017 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Yoder , Mr. McNerney , Mr. MacArthur , Mr. Nolan , and Ms. Moore ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources January 29, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mr. Norcross , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Estes of Kansas , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Mr. Evans , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Peterson , and Mr. Gene Green of Texas January 29, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 2017 A BILL To designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act . 2. Designation (a) In General The memorial to fallen educators located at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas, is designated as the National Memorial to Fallen Educators . (b) Effect of Designation The national memorial designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park System and the designation of the National Memorial to Fallen Educators shall not require or permit Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to that national memorial.

January 29, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed