To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5467| House
| Updated: 4/12/2018
Daniel Lipinski
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (67)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 This bill extends access to Department of Defense commissaries and morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) facilities to Purple Heart recipients, veterans with a service-connected disability, Medal of Honor recipients, former prisoners of war, and veteran caregivers. (Commissaries are grocery/department stores on military installations that sell food and some household items. MWR facilities offer a range of services on bases including libraries, outdoor recreation, dining, golf courses, and sports and fitness centers.)
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Armed Forces and National Security
Disability assistanceMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsRetail and wholesale tradesVeterans' organizations and recognitionVeterans' pensions and compensation
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to certain veterans and their caregivers, to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose of improving the electronic physical access control system used by military commissaries and exchanges, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5467| House
| Updated: 4/12/2018
Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 This bill extends access to Department of Defense commissaries and morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) facilities to Purple Heart recipients, veterans with a service-connected disability, Medal of Honor recipients, former prisoners of war, and veteran caregivers. (Commissaries are grocery/department stores on military installations that sell food and some household items. MWR facilities offer a range of services on bases including libraries, outdoor recreation, dining, golf courses, and sports and fitness centers.)
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Daniel Lipinski
Democratic Representative
Illinois
Cosponsors (67)
Al Lawson (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
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- Passed Chamber
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Disability assistanceMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsRetail and wholesale tradesVeterans' organizations and recognitionVeterans' pensions and compensation