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S 646 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Military personnel and dependents Veterans' organizations and recognition Virginia

Full Military Honors Act of 2019

Introduced: March 5, 2019 Introduced by: Cotton, Tom Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 5, 2019
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Full Military Honors Act of 2019

This bill requires full military honors to be provided for the funerals of certain veterans. Specifically, a veteran shall receive full military honors if the veteran (1) is first interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery, (2) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal, and (3) is not entitled to full military honors because of such veteran's grade.

What's happening now March 5, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1019 Identical bill Full Military Honors Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jun 5, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 5, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 646: Full Military Honors Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-646/
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"S. 646: Full Military Honors Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-646/.
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