HR 531
109th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Veterans' benefits
State Veterans Cemetery Fairness Act of 2005
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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