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HR 1167 108th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Families Marriage Married people Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits

To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery.

Introduced: March 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2003
See Public Law 108-183.
Nov 19, 2003
Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, as amended, Title V, Section 502.
Jun 25, 2003
Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, Section 7.
Jun 11, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 6, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Makes all remarried surviving spouses of veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery. (Currently, such eligibility is permitted only for remarried former spouses whose subsequent marriage was terminated by death or divorce.)
What's happening now December 16, 2003

See Public Law 108-183.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2297 Procedurally related Veterans Benefits Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 15, 2003
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 25, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1167: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1167/
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"H.R. 1167: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1167/.
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H.R. 1167, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1167/.
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[H.R. 1167: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit remarried surviving spouses of veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1167/)
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