Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors and memorial honor details should be permitted to recite the 13 steps to fold an American flag (known as the "13-fold recital") at any national cemetery if requested by the family of the deceased.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

85 cosponsors — 76 Republicans, 9 Democrats

9 of 85 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), J. Barrett (R-SC), Joe Barton (R-TX), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Nancy Boyda (D-KS), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Christopher Carney (D-PA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), David Davis (R-TN), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Doolittle (R-CA), Thelma Drake (R-VA), Brad Ellsworth (D-IN), Phil English (R-PA), J. Forbes (R-VA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and 55 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven LaTourette.

• H.R. 5400 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 160 East Washington Street in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, as the "Sgt.…
• H.R. 6524 (110th) To authorize the Administrator of General Services to take certain actions with respect to parcels of real property located in Eastlake…
• H.R. 5949 (110th) Clean Boating Act of 2008
• H.R. 1811 (110th) Maritime Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007
• H.R. 2423 (110th) Ballast Water Management Act of 2007
• H.Res. 1403 (110th) Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Bolton Act of 1943, creating the Cadet Nurse Corps.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-14 district