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
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Dec 12, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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