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HR 5639 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Monuments and memorials Veterans' organizations and recognition

Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

Introduced: January 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 30, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 30, 2020
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish an urn or commemorative plaque in lieu of a headstone or marker to eligible deceased individuals if requested. Specifically, the United States must pay for an urn (in which the remains of such individual may be placed at private expense) or a commemorative plaque signifying the individual's status as a veteran.

Eligible deceased individuals are those who

  • served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917;
  • are buried in a private cemetery but eligible for burial in a national cemetery;
  • are buried in a private cemetery and were entitled to a headstone, marker or medallion (or would have been but for their age); and
  • were cremated and not interred in a national cemetery, a state veterans' cemetery, a tribal cemetery, or a private cemetery.
What's happening now July 30, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jan 24, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5639: Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5639/
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"H.R. 5639: Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5639/.
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H.R. 5639, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5639/.
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