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HCONRES 261 111th Congress House Law Cemeteries and funerals Judicial review and appeals Military personnel and dependents Right of privacy Supreme Court

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy.

Introduced: April 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 15, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Apr 15, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 15, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy.

What's happening now June 15, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 5
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 23, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 14, 2010
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 14, 2010
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 4, 2010
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 26, 2010
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 26, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 26, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 261: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-261/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 261: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-261/.
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H. Con. Res. 261, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-261/.
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[H. Con. Res. 261: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court should uphold laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members of the Armed Forces to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-261/)
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