HR 2355
112th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Sex offenses
Virginia
Hallowed Grounds Act
Introduced: June 24, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 6, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 19, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 24, 2011
Introduced in House
Jun 24, 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.
Plain-English summary
Hallowed Grounds Act - Prohibits the remains of persons convicted of certain sex offenses (tier III sex offenders for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act) from being interred or memorialized in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemeteries or in the Arlington National Cemetery.
Applies such restrictions to interments and memorializations occurring on or after enactment of this Act.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.