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H.R. 6060 116th Congress House

Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide outer burial receptacles for each new grave in cemeteries that ar… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide outer burial receptacles for each new grave in cemeteries that are the subjects of certain grants made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: March 2, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Mar 2, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 2, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an outer burial receptacle (i.e., a container for a casket) for new graves in cemeteries funded by a grant to a state or a tribal organization under the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 4419 Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act of 2020
  • HR 7952 Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020
  • S 4511 Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6060: Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6060/
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"H.R. 6060: Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6060/.
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H.R. 6060, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6060/.
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