US Congress House Bill 4757 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on November 30 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-11-30 - Received in the Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish at a private cemetery, and upon request, a headstone, marker, or medallion that signifies the status of an eligible veteran who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917, as a Medal of Honor recipient. If the VA furnished a headstone, marker, or medallion for a deceased veteran that does not signify his or her status as a Medal of Honor recipient, the VA shall upon request replace that headstone, marker, or medallion with one that signifies the deceased's status as a Medal of Honor recipient. (Sec. 2) The bill authorizes award of the Presidential Memorial Certificate to certain deceased members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and certain deceased members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (Sec. 3) The VA may pay the cost of transporting a deceased veteran who: died as the result of a service-connected disability, or who died while in receipt of disability compensation, to a national cemetery or a state- or tribal-owned veterans' cemetery in which the deceased veteran is eligible to be buried; or has no next of kin or other person claiming the body to a national cemetery in which the deceased veteran is eligible to be buried. Such payment shall not exceed the cost of transportation to the national cemetery nearest to the veteran's last place of residence in which burial space is available.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries.

Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]

2016-11-29 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 401 N: 0 NV: 33 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-11-29 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 401 N: 0 NV: 33 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-11-30	Senate	Received in the Senate.
2016-11-29	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2016-11-29	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-11-29	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 589). (text: CR H6336-6337)
2016-11-29	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6352-6353)
2016-11-29	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2016-11-29	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4757.
2016-11-29	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6336-6337)
2016-11-29	House	Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-11-14	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 636.
2016-11-14	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-812.
2016-09-21	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-09-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-05-11	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
2016-05-11	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-04-13	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2016-04-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2016-03-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-03-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4757/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4757/BILLS-114hr4757ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4757/BILLS-114hr4757rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4757/BILLS-114hr4757eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016589