HR 805 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2005

Introduced Feb 15, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Shelley Berkley D-NV

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 18, 2006 Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2005
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2005 - Increases the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits; or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and for whom there is no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs.

Increases the burial plot allowance for veterans who, at the time of death, were receiving hospital or nursing home care in or through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Authorizes the annual adjustment of such allowances based on increases in Social Security benefits.

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2005 to Mar 28, 2006; 48 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-TNBart GordonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MIBart StupakOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-HIEd CaseOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-ILLane EvansOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-VARick BoucherOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalFeb 15, 2005
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-NMTom UdallOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 15, 2005
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyJun 15, 2005
D-ILRahm EmanuelMar 28, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 15, 2005
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Apr 4, 2005

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 18, 2006Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs.
  2. Feb 16, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Apr 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  4. Feb 15, 2005Introduced in House
  5. Feb 15, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 109-12CHALLENGES TO EMPLOYER EFFORTS TO PRESERVE RETIREE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS44 pagesEducation and Workforce CommitteeApr 28, 2005
—HEARING ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION70 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeApr 20, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2005

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 15, 2005Introduced in House

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