H.R. 2078 119th Congress House

Bertie’s Respect for National Cemeteries Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the prohibition against interment or memorialization in the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National Cemetery of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes is consistently carried out, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of George E. Siple from Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Scott Perry Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

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Mar 31, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Mar 11, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now March 31, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Armed Services Committee
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Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2078: Bertie’s Respect for National Cemeteries Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2078/

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