HR-1494 : Still Just a Bill


Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) review the logs of each Navy ship known to have operated in the waters near Vietnam during the Vietnam Era (January 9, 1962, through May 7, 1975); (2) determine, for each such ship, the date(s) so operated and its closest proximity to shore during such operation; and (3) provide such information to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the VA Secretary to make such unclassified information publicly available.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2013-07-23CommitteeSubcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.House committee actions
2013-06-28CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held.House committee actions
2013-04-26CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.House committee actions
2013-04-23CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.House committee actions
2013-04-11IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2013-04-11IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.House floor actions
2013-04-11IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress