S. 1541 · 112th Congress
A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in…
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A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.
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- Senate Introduced Sep 12, 2011
- Senate Passed Nov 18, 2011
- House Passed Dec 6, 2011
- President To the President Dec 8, 2011
- President Signed Dec 13, 2011
- Law Dec 13, 2011
Revises the membership eligibility requirements of the federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 13, 2011
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Revises the membership eligibility requirements of the federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.
Redefines "mother" to mean a woman who filled the role of birth mother. Adds, in addition to adoptive mother and stepmother (as in the current charter), foster-mother, grandmother, or legal guardian of a person who is serving in the Armed Forces or has served in, or has been honorably discharged from it (as in the current charter).
Repeals the limitation to service in World War II or the Korean hostilities of the Armed Forces service of the eligible mother's son or daughter.
Allows the eligible mother to be a U.S. citizen living outside the United States. (Currently the charter limits membership to eligible mothers living in the United States.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.
Latest action (Dec 13, 2011): Became Public Law No: 112-65.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 12, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Sep 12, 2011
- Senate Passed Nov 18, 2011
- House Passed Dec 6, 2011
- President To the President Dec 8, 2011
- President Signed Dec 13, 2011
- Law Dec 13, 2011
No recorded floor vote found.