US Congress House Bill 3544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-10-08 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Cemeteries Expansion Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in selecting a location for the establishment of a new national cemetery, to give priority to a location where at least 110,000 veterans reside within a 75-mile radius. Requires the Secretary, in conducting an annual performance measure of the percentage of veterans served by a cemetery, to: (1) use census tracts, rather than counties, to test and identify potential cemetery locations and to determine the percentage of veterans served; (2) use methods to avoid the double counting of veterans in overlapping service areas; and (3) count veterans who reside in counties bisected by a service area using a proportional overlay method.

National Cemeteries Expansion Act of 2009

Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-08		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-09-11		Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2009-09-09		Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3544/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3544/BILLS-111hr3544ih.pdf