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HR 1633 111th Congress House

Honor the WISH Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize a member of the Armed Forces to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the rema… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize a member of the Armed Forces to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 19, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3690)
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honor the Written Intent of our Soldier Heroes Act or Honor the WISH Act - Includes, as a person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while on active duty, the person identified by the decedent on the record of emergency data maintained by the Secretary of the military department concerned as the Person Authorized to Direct Disposition, regardless of the relationship of the designee to the decedent.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5 Republican 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 23, 2009
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Jun 26, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 6, 2009
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Apr 23, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 23, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Mar 26, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 26, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1633: Honor the WISH Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1633/
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"H.R. 1633: Honor the WISH Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1633/.
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H.R. 1633, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1633/.
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