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HR 1911 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Disability and paralysis Veterans' pensions and compensation

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain veteran funeral benefits.

Introduced: April 21, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 1, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 21, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases the amounts payable through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) burial and funeral expenses of certain veterans, and (2) such expenses in connection with a veteran's death due to a service-connected disability.

Directs VA, with respect to any fiscal year, to provide percentage increases for burial and funeral expenses.

What's happening now May 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Sep 28, 2016
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Jul 11, 2016
Rothfus, Keith
· May 23, 2016
Sanford, Mark
· May 10, 2016
Yoder, Kevin
· May 10, 2016
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 29, 2016
Young, David
· Apr 29, 2016
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 12, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 21, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1911: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain veteran funeral benefits.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1911/
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"H.R. 1911: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain veteran funeral benefits.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1911/.
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H.R. 1911, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1911/.
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