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S 1406 105th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Cemeteries and funerals Commemorations Flags National Guard

A bill to amend section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for the furnishing of burial flags on behalf of certain deceased members and former members of the Selected Reserve.

Introduced: November 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Nov 7, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
Nov 7, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11989)
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Provides for the issuance of burial flags for deceased members or former members of the Selected Reserve who were: (1) serving in the Selected Reserve at the time of death; (2) had served at least one enlistment or period of initial obligated service and was discharged under not less than honorable conditions; or (3) was discharged under such conditions due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during their initial enlistment or obligated service.

What's happening now November 7, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 2, 1998
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 16, 1998
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 11, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1406: A bill to amend section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for the furnishing of burial flags on behalf of certain deceased members and former members of the Selected Reserve.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1406/
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"S. 1406: A bill to amend section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for the furnishing of burial flags on behalf of certain deceased members and former members of the Selected Reserve.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1406/.
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S. 1406, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1406/.
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[S. 1406: A bill to amend section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for the furnishing of burial flags on behalf of certain deceased members and former members of the Selected Reserve.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1406/)
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