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HR 5848 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Delaware Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Transportation costs

Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act of 2018

Introduced: May 16, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 16, 2018
Introduced in House
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Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act of 2018

This bill requires the Department of Defense to provide travel to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, for family members of members of the Armed Forces who die outside of the United States but not in a theater of combat operations so the family may receive the remains of the deceased.

What's happening now May 17, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
Delaney, John
· May 23, 2018
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 16, 2018
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · May 16, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5848: Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5848/
MLA
"H.R. 5848: Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5848/.
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H.R. 5848, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5848/.
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