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Senate bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to modify the individuals eligible for associate membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated.

S. 743Introduced Mar 1, 2007Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. David Vitter R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 19, 2007 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 743.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 743, last updated January 2, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

17 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 17 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

A. Allard (R-CO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Pete Domenici (R-NM), John Ensign (R-NV), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Craig Thomas (R-WY), George Voinovich (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. David Vitter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.