To expand eligibility for certain burial benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Summary
This bill specifies that the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish a headstone or marker for the grave of a veteran who is buried in a private cemetery applies to any veteran who dies on or after December 30, 1960.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 14, 2021
Last action Sep 21, 2021
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Sep 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
lower
Sep 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Sep 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
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