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Safe Haven for Heros Act of 2011

Introduced: March 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 8, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Haven for Heros Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit for 5 hours (currently, 60 minutes) before and after a funeral of a member of the Armed Forces that is not located at a cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration or part of Arlington National Cemetery: (1) activity that disturbs the peace or good order of that funeral, and (2) activity within 2500 (currently, 300) feet of the boundary of the location of such funeral that impedes access to or egress from such location.

What's happening now March 21, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 14, 2011
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Apr 14, 2011
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Apr 14, 2011
PLATTS, TODD
· Apr 14, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 14, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 961: Safe Haven for Heros Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-961/
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"H.R. 961: Safe Haven for Heros Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-961/.
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H.R. 961, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-961/.
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