HR 4565
115th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Conflicts and wars
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of certain veterans of World War I.
Introduced: December 6, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Dec 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is unable to locate any next of kin of a deceased World War I veteran who is eligible for a VA headstone or marker, or would be eligible except for the date of such individual's death, a private cemetery may request the VA to furnish a headstone or marker for the grave or a medallion or other device to signify the individual's veteran status.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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