United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 995 (114th)
Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act
Introduced
13 February 2015
Last action
6 March 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
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 3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time, in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the nation.
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Timeline
13 February 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 February 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act
- related to ← Veterans First Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/995
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/995
- us · 114-hr-995 · source updated 5 December 2025