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H.R. 4511 · 114th Congress

Gold Star Families Voices Act

Law · 114-246 · Nov 28, 2016
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CSR SmithSponsor
7 cosponsors · 2 D, 5 R
LJR Jenkins TMR MacArthur POR Olson EED Esty SPR Perry MKD Kaptur BGR Goodlatte

2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Feb 9, 2016
  2. House Passed Sep 6, 2016
  3. Senate Passed Nov 15, 2016 97–0
  4. President To the President Nov 17, 2016
  5. President Signed Nov 28, 2016
  6. Law Nov 28, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Nov 28, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Gold Star Families Voices Act

(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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Bill Passed Nov 15, 2016 · 97 Yea – 0 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell
About this bill and sources

Official title: Gold Star Families Voices Act

Latest action (Nov 28, 2016): Became Public Law No: 114-246.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 9, 2016

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  1. House Introduced Feb 9, 2016
  2. House Passed Sep 6, 2016
  3. Senate Passed Nov 15, 2016 97–0
  4. President To the President Nov 17, 2016
  5. President Signed Nov 28, 2016
  6. Law Nov 28, 2016

Final vote · Senate · Nov 15, 2016

Passage — Bill Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell

Yea97
DSR Sullivan LMR Murkowski RSR Shelby JBR Boozman TCR Cotton JFR Flake JMR McCain BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein CGR Gardner MBD Bennet CMD Murphy RBD Blumenthal CCD Coons TCD Carper BND Nelson MRR Rubio JIR Isakson BSD Schatz MHD Hirono CGR Grassley JER Ernst JRR Risch MCR Crapo MKR Kirk RDD Durbin DCR Coats JDD Donnelly JMR Moran PRR Roberts MMR McConnell RPR Paul BCR Cassidy DVR Vitter EMD Markey EWD Warren BMD Mikulski BCD Cardin AKI King SCR Collins DSD Stabenow GPD Peters AFD Franken AKD Klobuchar CMD McCaskill RBR Blunt RWR Wicker TCR Cochran JTD Tester SDR Daines RBR Burr TTR Tillis HHD Heitkamp JHR Hoeven BSR Sasse DFR Fischer JSD Shaheen KAR Ayotte BMD Menendez CBD Booker MHD Heinrich TUD Udall DHR Heller HRD Reid CSD Schumer KGD Gillibrand RPR Portman SBD Brown JLR Lankford JIR Inhofe JMD Merkley RWD Wyden BCD Casey PTR Toomey JRD Reed SWD Whitehouse LGR Graham TSR Scott JTR Thune MRR Rounds BCR Corker LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn MLR Lee OHR Hatch MWD Warner TKD Kaine BSI Sanders PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray RJR Johnson TBD Baldwin JMD Manchin SCR Capito JBR Barrasso MER Enzi
Not Voting3
JSR Sessions DPR Perdue TCR Cruz
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Dan SullivanRAKYea
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALNot Voting
Richard ShelbyRALYea
John BoozmanRARYea
Tom CottonRARYea
Jeff FlakeRAZYea
John McCainRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Cory GardnerRCOYea
Michael BennetDCOYea
Christopher MurphyDCTYea
Richard BlumenthalDCTYea
Christopher CoonsDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Marco RubioRFLYea
David PerdueRGANot Voting
Johnny IsaksonRGAYea
Brian SchatzDHIYea
Mazie HironoDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Joni ErnstRIAYea
James RischRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Mark KirkRILYea
Richard DurbinDILYea
Daniel CoatsRINYea
Joe DonnellyDINYea
Jerry MoranRKSYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Mitch McConnellRKYYea
Rand PaulRKYYea
Bill CassidyRLAYea
David VitterRLAYea
Ed MarkeyDMAYea
Elizabeth WarrenDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Benjamin CardinDMDYea
Angus KingIMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Gary PetersDMIYea
Al FrankenDMNYea
Amy KlobucharDMNYea
Claire McCaskillDMOYea
Roy BluntRMOYea
Roger WickerRMSYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Jon TesterDMTYea
Steve DainesRMTYea
Richard BurrRNCYea
Thom TillisRNCYea
Heidi HeitkampDNDYea
John HoevenRNDYea
Ben SasseRNEYea
Deb FischerRNEYea
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYea
Kelly AyotteRNHYea
Bob MenendezDNJYea
Cory BookerDNJYea
Martin HeinrichDNMYea
Tom UdallDNMYea
Dean HellerRNVYea
Harry ReidDNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYea
Rob PortmanROHYea
Sherrod BrownDOHYea
James LankfordROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Jeff MerkleyDORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Bob CaseyDPAYea
Pat ToomeyRPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim ScottRSCYea
John ThuneRSDYea
Mike RoundsRSDYea
Bob CorkerRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Ted CruzRTXNot Voting
Mike LeeRUTYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Mark WarnerDVAYea
Tim KaineDVAYea
Bernie SandersIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Ron JohnsonRWIYea
Tammy BaldwinDWIYea
Joe ManchinDWVYea
Shelley CapitoRWVYea
John BarrassoRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea