US Congress Senate Bill 3076 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on December 14 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-12-14 - Became Public Law No: 114-273.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) 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.

Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016

Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-12-14	House	Became Public Law No: 114-273.
2016-12-14	House	Signed by President.
2016-12-08	House	Presented to President.
2016-12-06	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-12-06	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7246-7247)
2016-12-06	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3076.
2016-12-06	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7246-7247)
2016-12-06	House	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2016-09-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2016-09-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-09-21	House	Received in the House.
2016-09-21	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-09-20	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5911)
2016-09-20	Senate	S.Amdt.5081 Amendment SA 5081 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2016-09-20	Senate	S.Amdt.5081 Amendment SA 5081 proposed by Senator Daines for Senator Blumenthal.
2016-09-20	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5911)
2016-09-20	Senate	Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2016-06-29	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2016-06-20	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3076/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3076/BILLS-114s3076is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3076/BILLS-114s3076es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3076/BILLS-114s3076enr.pdf