S 1850
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Monuments and memorials
Religion
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Virginia
Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act
Introduced: May 26, 2021
Introduced by:
Warnock, Raphael G.
Democratic
· Georgia
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 17, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Chaplains Memorial Preservation Act
This bill authorizes the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF) to update and make corrections to certain memorials in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Specifically, NCMAF may
- update the memorial to Protestant chaplains with a granite, marble or other stone base to host the bronze plaque of the memorial;
- add another plaque to such base that includes the name of each chaplain who died while on active duty since the original memorial was placed;
- make updates and corrections to the memorials to Catholic chaplains and Jewish chaplains as needed; and
- make other updates as needed.
Additionally, NCMAF is authorized to verify the names of chaplains with their respective military branch for memorialization in Arlington National Cemetery.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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