To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 18, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits: (1) more than one gravesite from being provided at Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington) to a veteran or member of the Armed Forces who is eligible for burial there and family members also eligible for burial there, and (2) a gravesite from being reserved at Arlington before an individual's death. Provides an exception under (2) above, in the case of a request submitted to the Secretary of the Army before January 1, 1962.
Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on reservations made for interment at Arlington.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2011 to May 24, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 3, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Michael G. Grimm | May 11, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 24, 2011 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2011 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 29, 2011Hearings May 3, 2011 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2011 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- May 12, 2011Provisions of measure incorporated HR 1627.
- May 3, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 29, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Apr 8, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2011Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2570.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-9 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 811, H.R. 1407, H.R. 1441, H.R. 1484, H.R. 1627, H.R. 1647, AND H. CON. RES. 1264 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 3, 2011 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 698 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Jun 8, 2011 |
| HR 1627 | Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 | Related bill | Aug 6, 2012 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
