US Congress House Bill 8354 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Passed on January 5 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-05 - Became Public Law No: 116-288.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Establishes the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The initiative shall serve as legal and policy advisor on DOJ's efforts to enforce criminal and civil laws that impact service members, veterans, and their families; develop policy recommendations for improved enforcement of federal law to support service members, veterans, and their families; serve as the liaison and point of contact between DOJ and the military departments; provide counsel for the Office of Justice Programs to ensure that funding decisions take into account service members, veterans, and their families; serve as a liaison and point of contact with the Consumer Protection Branch of DOJ's Civil Division with respect to the prosecution of federal crimes involving fraud that target service members; and serve as a liaison and point of contact with other DOJ components as needed to support the enforcement of other federal laws that protect service members and veterans.

Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020

Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]

2020-12-08 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended (Y: 400 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 28) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-05	House	Became Public Law No: 116-288.
2021-01-05	House	Signed by President.
2020-12-24	House	Presented to President.
2020-12-16	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-12-15	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7507)
2020-12-09	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2020-12-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-08	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 1 (Roll no. 239). (text: CR H7014)
2020-12-08	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7021-7022)
2020-12-08	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2020-12-08	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8354.
2020-12-08	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7014-7015)
2020-12-08	House	Ms. Escobar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-12-07	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 507.
2020-12-07	House	Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-618.
2020-09-29	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2020-09-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-09-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2020-09-23	House	Introduced in House

SB4915 (Same As) 2020-11-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7078-7079)
SB5010 (Related) 2020-12-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8354/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8354/BILLS-116hr8354ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8354/BILLS-116hr8354rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8354/BILLS-116hr8354eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8354/BILLS-116hr8354enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2020239