US SB1822 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to take all necessary steps to: (1) exhume the remains of 13 deceased U.S. sailors buried in or near Protestant Cemetery and Tripoli Castle in Tripoli, Libya; (2) transfer such remains for laboratory identification; (3) in the case of identified remains, transport such remains to a veterans cemetery located near the closest living family member of the deceased (or to another cemetery, as determined by the Secretary); (4) in the case of identified remains, provide a military funeral and burial; and (5) in the case of remains that cannot be identified, transport such remains to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Title
A bill to provide for the exhumation and transfer of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya.
Sponsors
Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] |
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-11-08 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. |
Subjects
Africa
Armed forces and national security
Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional oversight
Libya
Middle East
Virginia
Armed forces and national security
Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional oversight
Libya
Middle East
Virginia
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1822/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1822/BILLS-112s1822is.pdf |