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HR 531 109th Congress House

State Veterans Cemetery Fairness Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance for burial expenses of certain veterans.

Introduced: February 2, 2005 Introduced by: Case, Ed Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funeralsVeterans' benefits
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 2, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Veterans Cemetery Fairness Act of 2005 - Makes the burial plot allowance for a veteran who dies in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility or a facility providing Department-contracted care $300 (current law) or the lesser of the actual costs or $750 in the case of a State in which ground burial in a national cemetery is not available.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 2
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· May 2, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 5, 2005
Michaud, Michael
· Mar 10, 2005
ABERCROMBIE, NEIL
· Feb 2, 2005
ALLEN, THOMAS
· Feb 2, 2005
BASS, CHARLES
· Feb 2, 2005
Bradley, Jeb
· Feb 2, 2005
CARSON, JULIA
· Feb 2, 2005
EVANS, LANE
· Feb 2, 2005
FARR, SAM
· Feb 2, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2005
STRICKLAND, TED
· Feb 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 531: State Veterans Cemetery Fairness Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-531/
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"H.R. 531: State Veterans Cemetery Fairness Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-531/.
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H.R. 531, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-531/.
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