HR 6830
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Headstones for Honor Act
Introduced: February 25, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Headstones for Honor Act
This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs headstones or markers for unmarked graves (or graves in private cemeteries) of specified individuals, including enslaved individuals who served in the Armed Forces in lieu of another individual or those who performed a military function while prohibited from serving as a member of the Armed Forces on the basis of race, gender, sex, or ethnicity.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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