A bill to provide for the exhumation and transfer of remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces buried in Tripoli, Libya.
Latest action · Nov 8, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 8, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 8, 2011 to Dec 7, 2011, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Nov 8, 2011 |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Original | Nov 8, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Nov 18, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Nov 28, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Dec 7, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Nov 8, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Nov 8, 2011Introduced in Senate
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