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A bill to authorize the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of any former Reservist who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and would have been eligible for burial in Arlington…

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A bill to authorize the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of any former Reservist who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and would have been eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery but for age at time of death.

Introduced: December 6, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Dec 6, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12555)
Dec 6, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12555)
Dec 6, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Authorizes the burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, of any individual (and establishes eligibility for his or her surviving spouse) who: (1) died as a direct result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; and (2) would have been eligible for such burial by reason of service in a reserve component but for the fact that the individual was less than 60 years of age at the time of death.
What's happening now December 6, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12555)

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 7, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1782: A bill to authorize the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of any former Reservist who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and would have been eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery but for age at time of death.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1782/
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"S. 1782: A bill to authorize the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of any former Reservist who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and would have been eligible for burial in Arlington National Cemetery but for age at time of death.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1782/.
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S. 1782, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1782/.
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