US Congress House Bill 6073 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Introduced on June 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Dignified Burial of Veterans Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish a casket or urn of sufficient quality for a dignified burial for the burial in a national cemetery of a deceased veteran with no next of kin, or other person claiming the body of the deceased veteran, and who is without sufficient resources to cover burial and funeral expense. Prohibits the furnishing of such casket or urn in the case of a veteran convicted of a federal or state capital crime. Requires the Secretary, in the case of a deceased veteran with no next of kin and without sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial expenses, to ensure that the entity responsible for transporting the body to a national cemetery for burial notifies the VA as to whether such veteran was cremated and steps taken to ensure that such veteran has no next of kin. Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional veterans committees on VA compliance with industry standards for caskets and urns.

Dignified Burial of Veterans Act of 2012

Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB3202 (Related) 2013-01-10 - Became Public Law No: 112-260.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6073/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr6073/BILLS-112hr6073ih.pdf