HR 831
109th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Cost of living adjustments
Veterans' benefits
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance for burial expenses of certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries.
Introduced: February 15, 2005
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
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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 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 15, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Increases from $300 to $1,000 the burial plot allowance for a veteran who dies in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility or a facility providing Department-contracted care.
Includes such allowance under authorized adjustments tied to increases under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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