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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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