A bill to provide for the establishment within the National Cemetery System of a new national cemetery to be located in Russell County, Alabama, and to be known as the "Fort Mitchell Regional Veterans' Cemetery".

Summary

Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish within the National Cemetery System a national cemetery in Russell County, Alabama, to be known as the Fort Mitchell Regional Veterans' Cemetery. Stipulates that such proposed cemetery is to be established on a site donated to the United States by the Russell County Commission, Russell County, Alabama, and that such cemetery may not be established unless such Commission conveys to the United States, without consideration, all right and title to real property consisting of approximately 450 acres in the area of Fort Mitchell in Russell County, Alabama. Authorizes appropriations of $3,385,000 for fiscal year 1980 for the purposes of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 8 May 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 May 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 May 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 May 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H. Rept. 96-139.

   Source: Committee

5. 10 May 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H. Rept. 96-139.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 June 1979

   Passed

   Measure passed House.

   Source: Floor

7. 25 June 1979

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House.

   Source: Floor

8. 25 June 1979

   Floor

   Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.

   Source: Floor

9. 26 June 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 May 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Brinkley, Jack [D-GA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Danielson, George E. [D-CA-30] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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