HR 1908
105th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Capital punishment
Cemeteries and funerals
Crime and Law Enforcement
Life imprisonment
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Veterans' benefits
American Hero Protection Act
Introduced: June 17, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 6, 1997
See H.R.1119.
Oct 10, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 10, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jun 30, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jun 17, 1997
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jun 17, 1997
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Jun 17, 1997
Referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.
Jun 17, 1997
Referred to House National Security
Jun 17, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
American Hero Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, from providing military honors at the funeral of a person who has been: (1) convicted of a crime under State or Federal law for which death is a possible punishment; and (2) sentenced to death or life imprisonment without parole. Makes such individual ineligible for burial in a national cemetery or for any burial benefit provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
What's happening now
See H.R.1119.
Cosponsors
1