US HB2157 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

US Congress House Bill 2157 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-08-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Makes eligible for interment at Arlington National Cemetery (Virginia) an individual who: (1) served honorably in the U.S. Army, (2) served at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as a Tomb Guard, and (3) was awarded the Tomb Guard Identification Badge or a certificate of participation if service occurred prior to the introduction of such Badge.

Title

To authorize the ground burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of the United States Army who served honorably in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier platoon, Third Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), United States Army.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-06-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2013-05-23	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2013-05-23	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2013-05-23	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.