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S. 2437 114th Congress Senate

Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial of the cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service Pilots in A… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial of the cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service Pilots in Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 11, 2016
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 Latest action January 11, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service Pilots are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4909 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
  • HR 4336 Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 13 Republican 8
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 11, 2016
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 12, 2016
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 5, 2016
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 15, 2016
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 8, 2016
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 8, 2016
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 8, 2016
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 1, 2016
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 25, 2016
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 23, 2016
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 10, 2016
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 2, 2016
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 21, 2016
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 21, 2016
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 21, 2016
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 19, 2016
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 19, 2016
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jan 19, 2016
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 12, 2016
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 12, 2016
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 11, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2437: Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2437/
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"S. 2437: Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2437/.
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