Congratulating and commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Public Law 106-61 · H.J.Res. 34 · 106th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Sep 29, 1999 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Stump (R-AZ-3)
Cosponsors (45): Rep. Lane Evans, Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Congratulates and commends the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) on their 100th anniversary.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Sep 29, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-61.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 28, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 29, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Stump moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Jun 23, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Feb 25, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.