United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1159 (109th)
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, metropolitan area.
Introduced
8 March 2005
Last action
4 April 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3], Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, metropolitan area.
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Timeline
8 March 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 April 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 March 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 March 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 March 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 March 2005
Sponsors
- Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beauprez, Bob [R-CO-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsvr00 · Standing
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1159
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1159
- us · 109-hr-1159 · source updated 6 December 2025