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HRES 783 110th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and vetera… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors and memorial honor details should be permitted to recite the 13 steps to fold an American flag (known as the "13-fold recital") at any national cemetery if requested by the family of the deceased.

Introduced: October 31, 2007 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funeralsCommemorationsDepartment of Veterans AffairsFederal employees
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Oct 30, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 30, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 30, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veteran's service organizations that perform funeral honors and memorial honor details should be permitted to recite the 13 steps to fold an American flag (known as the "13-fold recital") at any national cemetery if requested to do so by the family of the deceased.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 783: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors and memorial honor details should be permitted to recite the 13 steps to fold an American flag (known as the "13-fold recital") at any national cemetery if requested by the family of the deceased.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-783/
MLA
"H. Res. 783: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors and memorial honor details should be permitted to recite the 13 steps to fold an American flag (known as the "13-fold recital") at any national cemetery if requested by the family of the deceased.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-783/.
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H. Res. 783, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-783/.
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[H. Res. 783: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration employees, volunteers, and veterans' service organizations that perform funeral honors and memorial honor details should be permitted to recite the 13 steps to fold an American flag (known as the "13-fold recital") at any national cemetery if requested by the family of the deceased.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-783/)
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