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HR 3636 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against property Monuments and memorials Veterans' organizations and recognition

To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the stolen goods offense to cover all veterans' memorials, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2011 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Veterans' Memorials Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting, transmitting, or transferring in interstate or foreign commerce any grave marker, headstone, monument, or other object intended to permanently honor a veteran or mark a veteran's grave, or any monument that signifies an event of national military historical significance, knowing the same to have been stolen, converted, or taken by fraud.

What's happening now December 12, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jan 23, 2012
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 17, 2012
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 13, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3636: To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the stolen goods offense to cover all veterans' memorials, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3636/
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"H.R. 3636: To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the stolen goods offense to cover all veterans' memorials, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3636/.
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H.R. 3636, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3636/.
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[H.R. 3636: To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the stolen goods offense to cover all veterans' memorials, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3636/)
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