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A concurrent resolution authorizing the remains of Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran of the First World War, to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.

Introduced: March 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1239)
Mar 3, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1239)
Mar 3, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that, in recognition of the historic contributions of the U.S. veterans who served in World War I, the remains of Frank W. Buckles (the last surviving U.S. veteran of such War), should be permitted to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol from March 14, 2011, to March 15, 2011, so that U.S. citizens may pay their last respects to those great Americans.

What's happening now March 3, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1239)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 3, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 10: A concurrent resolution authorizing the remains of Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran of the First World War, to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-10/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 10: A concurrent resolution authorizing the remains of Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran of the First World War, to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-10/.
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S. Con. Res. 10, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-10/.
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[S. Con. Res. 10: A concurrent resolution authorizing the remains of Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving United States veteran of the First World War, to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SCONRES-10/)
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