US Congress Senate Bill 1471 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on December 20 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 113-65.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act - Authorizes the appropriate federal official (either the Secretary of Veterans Affairs [VA] or the Secretary of the Army) to reconsider a decision to inter or honor the memory of a person in the National Cemetery Administration or in Arlington National Cemetery upon receiving information that such person may have committed a federal or state capital crime but was not convicted by reason of unavailability for trial due to death or flight to avoid prosecution. Requires such official, upon finding, after an opportunity for a hearing, that the person committed but was not convicted of such crime, to provide notice to the individual's next of kin or other person authorized to arrange burial or memorialization of the deceased person of the decision to disinter such person's remains or remove a memorial headstone or marker. Allows such next of kin or other person 60 days to file a notice of disagreement, which shall initiate appellate review. Authorizes the appropriate federal official, when a decision becomes final, to disinter the remains or remove the memorial headstone or marker. Modifies the exception to the prohibition against interment or memorialization in the National Cemetery System or Arlington National Cemetery of a person convicted of a federal or state capital crime to require receipt of written notice of a conviction before interment or memorialization takes place (currently, receipt of such notice is required before the appropriate federal official approves an application for interment or memorialization). Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: (1) to disinter the remains of Michael LaShawn Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (Michigan); (2) to notify his next of kin of the impending disinterment; and (3) upon disinterment, to relinquish the remains to the next of kin or, if the next of kin of record is unavailable, arrange for the appropriate disposition of the remains.

Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act

Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]

Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]

Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]

2013-12-11 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 398 N: 1 NV: 32 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-12-20	House	Became Public Law No: 113-65.
2013-12-20	House	Signed by President.
2013-12-13	House	Presented to President.
2013-12-11	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 1 (Roll no. 634). (text: CR H7640-7641)
2013-12-11	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7667-7668)
2013-12-11	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.
2013-12-11	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1471.
2013-12-11	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7640-7642)
2013-12-11	House	Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2013-11-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2013-11-18	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2013-11-18	House	Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
2013-11-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2013-11-18	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2013-11-18	House	Received in the House.
2013-11-18	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8136)
2013-11-18	Senate	S.AMDT.2146 Amendment SA 2146 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2013-11-18	Senate	S.AMDT.2146 Amendment SA 2146 proposed by Senator Boxer for Senator Sanders. (consideration: CR S8135-8136; text: CR S8135-8136)Relative to authority to reconsider decisions of Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Secretary of the Army to inter the remains or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery.
2013-11-18	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8135-8136)
2013-11-18	Senate	Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2013-10-30	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
2013-08-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB3106 (Same As) 2013-11-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1471/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1471/BILLS-113s1471is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1471/BILLS-113s1471es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1471/BILLS-113s1471enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2013634