S 1850 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act

Summary
Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act This bill authorizes the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF) to update and make corrections to certain memorials in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Specifically, NCMAF may update the memorial to Protestant chaplains with a granite, marble or other stone base to host the bronze plaque of the memorial; add another plaque to such base that includes the name of each chaplain who died while on active duty since the original memorial was placed; make updates and corrections to the memorials to Catholic chaplains and Jewish chaplains as needed; and make other updates as needed. Additionally, NCMAF is authorized to verify the names of chaplains with their respective military branch for memorialization in Arlington National Cemetery.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
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Introduced May 26, 2021 Last action Dec 15, 2021
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Dec 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Nov 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
upper
May 26, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
May 26, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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