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HR 2662 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Conflicts and wars Foreign aid and international relief Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Transportation costs

Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act

Introduced: June 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 13, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act

The Secretary of the military department concerned is required to provide transportation for the next of kin to attend the transfer ceremony of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who dies overseas in the line of duty in a combat or humanitarian relief operation or in combat zone designated by the Secretary of Defense.

What's happening now August 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 24, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 17, 2015
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2662: Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2662/
MLA
"H.R. 2662: Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2662/.
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H.R. 2662, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2662/.
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