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HR 1441 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Congressional oversight Virginia

To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 12, 2011
Provisions of measure incorporated HR 1627.
May 3, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 8, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Apr 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits: (1) more than one gravesite from being provided at Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington) to a veteran or member of the Armed Forces who is eligible for burial there and family members also eligible for burial there, and (2) a gravesite from being reserved at Arlington before an individual's death. Provides an exception under (2) above, in the case of a request submitted to the Secretary of the Army before January 1, 1962.

Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on reservations made for interment at Arlington.

What's happening now May 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1627 Related bill Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012
  • S 698 Identical bill A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arling…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 24, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1441: To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1441/
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"H.R. 1441: To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1441/.
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H.R. 1441, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1441/.
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[H.R. 1441: To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1441/)
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