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HR 2594 111th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funeralsMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay a $300 plot allowance to a state for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in state cemeteries.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 1 Republican 7
Adler, John
· Jul 14, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Jun 2, 2009
Chaffetz, Jason
· May 21, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 21, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 21, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· May 21, 2009
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· May 21, 2009
Hodes, Paul
· May 21, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 21, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 21, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · May 21, 2009
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 21, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · May 21, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 21, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2594: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2594/
MLA
"H.R. 2594: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2594/.
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H.R. 2594, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2594/.
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[H.R. 2594: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2594/)
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