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HR 2188 109th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are…

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery.

Introduced: May 5, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroadCemeteries and funeralsCommemorationsMonuments and memorialsVeterans' benefits
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 5, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 5, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E898)
May 5, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 6, 2006

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish for placement a memorial headstone or marker in a national cemetery to commemorate veterans and their spouses whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Independent 1
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 5, 2005
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· May 5, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 5, 2005
Salazar, John
· May 5, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 5, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2188: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2188/
MLA
"H.R. 2188: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2188/.
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H.R. 2188, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2188/.
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[H.R. 2188: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2188/)
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