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Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008

Public Law 110-384 · H.R. 3480 · 110th Congress · began in the House

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 10, 2008 · Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Carney (D-PA-10)

Cosponsors (43): Rep. John Peterson,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and, if appropriate, amend its sentencing guidelines and policy statements to provide adequate sentencing enhancements for any offense involving the desecration, theft, or trafficking in a grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object intended to permanently mark a veteran's grave. Requires the Commission to ensure that the sentences, guidelines, and policy statements for these crimes are appropriately severe and reasonably consistent with other relevant directives, sentencing guidelines, and policies.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
  • Judiciary Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported by
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Related bills

The record lists no related bills.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 28 actions.

  1. Oct 10, 2008Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 110-384.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 6, 2008FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 2, 2008FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
  7. Jun 12, 2008CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 778.
  8. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
  9. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  10. Jun 2, 2008CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  11. May 21, 2008FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  12. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  14. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  15. May 19, 2008FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
  16. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3480.
  17. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  18. FloorFloor · Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  19. May 15, 2008CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.
  20. CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-647.
  21. May 14, 2008CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  22. CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  23. May 13, 2008CommitteeCommittee · Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
  24. CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  25. May 6, 2008CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  26. Oct 12, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  27. Sep 6, 2007CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  28. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.