HR 4708
105th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Disabled
Labor and Employment
Veterans' benefits
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' pensions
Veterans Burial Benefits Act of 1998
Introduced: October 6, 1998
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 6, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans Burial Benefits Act of 1998 - Increases from $300 to $600 the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits; or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and for whom there is no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1