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HR 3257 117th Congress House International Affairs

US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act

Introduced: May 14, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act

This bill directs the Department of State to establish policies allowing a member of a diplomatic mission to designate next-of-kin who will be invited to and entitled to attend the member's memorial service in the event of the member's death while in service of the United States. If no such designation is made, then all of the member's next-of-kin shall be invited to the memorial service.

What's happening now May 14, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · May 14, 2021
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 14, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· May 14, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3257: US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3257/
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"H.R. 3257: US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3257/.
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H.R. 3257, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3257/.
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