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S 3935 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Veterans' organizations and recognition Virginia

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, of any President or Vice President who is not a member or veteran of the Armed Forces.

Introduced: June 10, 2020 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 10, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from approving a determination of eligibility for interment or inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery made by the Department of the Army that permits the interment or inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of an individual who is not a member of the Armed Forces or a veteran, but served as President or Vice President of the United States.

What's happening now June 10, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3935: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, of any President or Vice President who is not a member or veteran of the Armed Forces.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3935/
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"S. 3935: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, of any President or Vice President who is not a member or veteran of the Armed Forces.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3935/.
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S. 3935, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3935/.
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[S. 3935: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the burial in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, of any President or Vice President who is not a member or veteran of the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3935/)
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