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HR 1183 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

Introduced: February 27, 2015 Introduced by: Scott, Austin Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

Extends the requirement that the Department of Veterans Affairs  provide an outer burial receptacle for each new grave of a veteran, a veteran's spouse, or a veteran's dependent in which remains are interred in a casket in Arlington National Cemetery or in an open cemetery under the control of the the National Cemetery Administration to each such grave in an open cemetery under the control of the National Park Service.

What's happening now March 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1183: Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1183/
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"H.R. 1183: Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1183/.
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H.R. 1183, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1183/.
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