HR 1497
112th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Africa
Cemeteries and funerals
Libya
Middle East
Virginia
To direct the Secretary of Defense to take whatever steps may be necessary to exhume and transfer the remains of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya, and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 12, 2011
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Introduced
In committee
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Became law
May 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 12, 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 12, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to take all necessary steps to: (1) exhume the remains of 13 deceased U.S. sailors buried in or near Protestant Cemetery and Tripoli Castle in Tripoli, Libya; (2) transfer such remains for laboratory identification; (3) in the case of identified remains, transport such remains to a veterans cemetery located near the closest living family member of the deceased (or to another cemetery, as determined by the Secretary); (4) in the case of identified remains, provide a military funeral and burial; and (5) in the case of unidentified remains, transport such remains to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.