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S. 695 114th Congress Senate

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funeralsCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsVeterans' organizations and recognition
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Mar 10, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action March 10, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study and report to Congress on matters relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, including:

  • the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains;
  • the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate the interment of such remains in such cemeteries;
  • state and local laws that affect the Secretary's ability to inter unclaimed veterans' remains in such cemeteries; and
  • recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action.
 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1338 Identical bill Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015
  • S 2921 Veterans First Act
  • S 1203 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 695: Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-695/
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