HR 284 · 106th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Honor Guard for Veterans Empowerment Act

Introduced 1999-01-06· Sponsored by Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-22]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate.(2000-10-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require an employer to give an employee who is a member of a military reserve component an authorized leave of absence to allow participation in a military honor guard at the funeral of a veteran.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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H.R. 284, Honor Guard for Veterans Empowerment Act

Oct 5, 2000

Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on October 3, 2000

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats8 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4]TX
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-24]CA
Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]MA
Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-42]CA
Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18]OH
Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]IL
Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1]UT
Resident Commissioner Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]TX
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17]FL
Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]IL
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20]NY
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ