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
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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
Plain-English summary
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
See Public Law 108-183.
Committees of jurisdiction
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