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HR 2294 114th Congress House

Honor Guardsmen and Reservists Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase on behalf of members of reserve components who performed … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase on behalf of members of reserve components who performed inactive duty training or active duty for training but did not serve on active duty.

Introduced: May 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funeralsMilitary education and trainingNational Guard and reservesVeterans' organizations and recognition
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May 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 13, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 13, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honor Guardsmen and Reservists Act

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available for purchase a memorial headstone or marker for the marked or unmarked grave of: (1) an individual who performed inactive duty training or active duty for training as a member of a reserve component, but did not serve on active duty and is not otherwise ineligible for a memorial headstone or marker on account of the nature of the individual's separation from the Armed Forces or other cause; or (2) such an individual whose remains are unavailable.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1735 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2294: Honor Guardsmen and Reservists Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2294/
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"H.R. 2294: Honor Guardsmen and Reservists Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2294/.
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H.R. 2294, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2294/.
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