HR 5038 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006

Introduced Mar 29, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Jeff Miller R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 12, 2006 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote .

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 29, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006 - Amends: (1) federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend through 2007 the authority for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of government markers or memorial headstones for the marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries; and (2) the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 to make eligible for such markers or headstones certain veterans dying on or after November 1, 1990 (currently, September 11, 2001).

Requires the Secretary to furnish such markers or headstones for certain dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable for burial.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 29, 2006.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalMar 29, 2006

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 12, 2006Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote .
  2. Jul 12, 2006Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  3. Apr 6, 2006Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  4. Apr 5, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  5. Mar 29, 2006Introduced in House
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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  1. Mar 29, 2006Introduced in House

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