US Congress House Bill 5369 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-3)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-02 - 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]

Veterans Dignified Burial Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) upon confirming the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of a local medical examiner, funeral director, county service group, or other similar entity, to request from such entity the specific date of the scheduled interment of such veteran; and (2) during each 30-day period following such request, to repeat the request until such entity confirms that such veteran has been interred. Requires the Secretary, by January 31 of each year, to submit to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees a report on deceased veterans who were interred after the 30-day period following the date on which the Secretary made such request. Requires the report to include: (1) the number of deceased veterans who were not interred in such 30-day period during the prior year, (2) the number of such deceased veterans who are not interred as of the date of the report, and (3) the entity with custody of each such deceased veteran.

Veterans Dignified Burial Act

Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2014-07-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB2951 (Same As) 2014-11-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5369/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5369/BILLS-113hr5369ih.pdf