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HR 5937 111th Congress House

To provide Government headstones and markers at private cemeteries for certain veterans.

Introduced: July 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals
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Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish, upon request, an appropriate government headstone or marker for the grave of any veteran who died before November 1, 1990, in active military service while participating in a contingency operation, but is buried in a private cemetery.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5937: To provide Government headstones and markers at private cemeteries for certain veterans.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5937/
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"H.R. 5937: To provide Government headstones and markers at private cemeteries for certain veterans.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5937/.
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H.R. 5937, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5937/.
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