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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.

Introduced: March 7, 2017 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2017
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Apr 27, 2017
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 5, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the burial transportation costs of certain deceased veterans to a state- or tribal-owned veterans' cemetery in which the deceased veteran is eligible to be buried.

What's happening now April 27, 2017

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 7, 2017
Messer, Luke
· Mar 7, 2017
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Mar 7, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1390: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1390/
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"H.R. 1390: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1390/.
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H.R. 1390, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1390/.
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[H.R. 1390: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1390/)
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