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HR 1163 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Iowa Missouri Nebraska

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.

Introduced: February 24, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 24, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Feb 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County, Nebraska, region to serve the needs of veterans and their families in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.

What's happening now February 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Feb 24, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1163: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1163/
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"H.R. 1163: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1163/.
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H.R. 1163, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1163/.
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[H.R. 1163: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1163/)
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