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HR 3990 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Commemorations Crime and Law Enforcement EBB Terrorism International Affairs Monuments and memorials September 11, 2001 Terrorism Veterans' benefits Victims of terrorism

Captain Jack Punches Memorial Act

Introduced: March 18, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 22, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Mar 18, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 18, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Captain Jack Punches Memorial Act - Amends the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish Government markers for the private cemetery graves of veterans dying on or after September 11, 2001 (currently December 27, 2001) who: (1) would have been eligible for burial in a national cemetery; or (2) would have been eligible for military retired or retainer pay except for not having attained 60 years of age.
What's happening now March 22, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 17, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 10, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3990: Captain Jack Punches Memorial Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3990/
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"H.R. 3990: Captain Jack Punches Memorial Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3990/.
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H.R. 3990, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3990/.
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