US SB695 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study and report to Congress on matters relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, including: the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains; the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate the interment of such remains in such cemeteries; state and local laws that affect the Secretary's ability to inter unclaimed veterans' remains in such cemeteries; and recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action.

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Title

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

Sponsors

Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-10SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Same As/Similar To

HB1338 (Same As) 2015-11-17 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB1203 (Related) 2015-12-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
SB2921 (Related) 2016-05-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.

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