United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2498 (112th)
Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act
Introduced
12 July 2011
Last action
29 March 2012 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act - Directs the President to issue an annual proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day, beginning at 2:11 p.m. eastern time, in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the nation.
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Timeline
12 July 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 July 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Source: Committee
29 March 2012
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 12 July 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2498
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2498
- us · 112-hr-2498 · source updated 5 December 2025