S. 3126 · 118th Congress

Mark Our Place Act

Introduced on Oct 25, 2023 by Mike Braun (R-IN). 8 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-134.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-134
Introduced
Oct 25, 2023
Cosponsors
8
5 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish or replace a headstone, marker, or medallion for the grave of an eligible Medal of Honor recipient regardless of the recipient's dates of service in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Cemeteries and funerals
  • Conflicts and wars
  • Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike BraunR-INSponsor

Democrats · 5

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Oct 25, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Oct 25, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. May 1, 2024Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294)
  4. May 1, 2024 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294)
  5. May 1, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
  6. May 1, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
  7. May 3, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. May 6, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. May 6, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6035-6036)
  12. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3126.
  13. Nov 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6035-6036)
  14. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6035-6036)
  15. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Nov 21, 2024Presented to President.
  17. Nov 21, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Nov 25, 2024Signed by President.
  19. Nov 25, 2024Signed by President.
  20. Nov 25, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-134.
  21. Nov 25, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-134.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS4 reports
    $612.8K reported (all issues)
  2. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA4 reports
    $324.2K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.