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HRES 208 106th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Planning

Calling on the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national cemeteries.

Introduced: June 15, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 8, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Jun 15, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 15, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1269-1270)
Jun 15, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to the men and women who have honorably served this nation in the armed forces to provide reasonable access to burial in a national cemetery or State veterans cemetery. Calls on the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to commence planning for the construction of new national cemeteries for such purpose.

What's happening now October 8, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 29, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 208: Calling on the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national cemeteries.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-208/
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"H. Res. 208: Calling on the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans reasonable access to burial in national cemeteries.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-208/.
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H. Res. 208, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-208/.
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