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HR 1160 106th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals.

Introduced: April 27, 1999 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funeralsCommemorationsMonuments and memorialsVeterans' benefits
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Mar 17, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 17, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 21, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes marked (currently, only unmarked) graves of certain veterans eligible for the provision of a headstone or marker through the Department of Veterans Affairs, as long as such headstone or marker can be furnished at no cost to the United States.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 27, 1999
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 25, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1160: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1160/
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"H.R. 1160: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1160/.
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H.R. 1160, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1160/.
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[H.R. 1160: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1160/)
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