US HB6114 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 21 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if it is unable to identify a deceased veteran's next of kin and if it determines that sufficient resources for the furnishing of a casket or urn for the burial of such veteran are not otherwise available, to furnish a casket or urn for the burial of such veteran in a national cemetery (current law) or in a veterans cemetery of a state or tribal organization for which the VA has provided a grant for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries.

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Title

Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-10-19HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2016-09-21HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-09-21HouseIntroduced in House

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