United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2607 (104th)
Veterans' Memorials Protection Act of 1995
Introduced
9 November 1995
Last action
7 March 1996 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
NITA LOWEY, ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], MIKE DOYLE, Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1], Rep. Ward, Mike [D-KY-3], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN, Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], LOUISE SLAUGHTER, GENE GREEN, PETER VISCLOSKY, Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Veterans' Memorials Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide penalties for individuals who willfully injure or commit any degradation against any structure on public property commemorating the service of U.S. military personnel.
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Timeline
9 November 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 November 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 November 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 December 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Source: Committee
7 March 1996
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 November 1995 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 November 1995
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 November 1995
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 November 1995
Sponsors
- NITA LOWEY · D · Sponsor
- ELIOT ENGEL · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Cosponsor
- MIKE DOYLE · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ward, Mike [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER · D · Cosponsor
- GENE GREEN · D · Cosponsor
- PETER VISCLOSKY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2607
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2607
- us · 104-hr-2607 · source updated 21 August 2025