Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013
Latest action · May 31, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013 - Revises veterans' burial benefits provisions to allow a person to request a headstone or marker from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commemorate an eligible individual if such person is: (1) the decedent's next of kin; (2) a person authorized by the next of kin to make such request; (3) a personal representative authorized by the decedent to make such request; (4) in the case of a decedent for whom there is no person under (1) through (3) identified, a state veterans agency, a military researcher, a local historian, a genealogist, or other person familiar with methods necessary to prove the identity of the decedent; or (5) in the case of a veteran who served on active duty at least 62 years before the date on which the headstone or marker is requested, any person.
Allows for the request of a headstone or marker without an emblem of religious belief.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2013 to Nov 18, 2014, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | May 16, 2013 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | May 16, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 22, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Aug 1, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Sep 20, 2013 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Oct 30, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Dec 2, 2013 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 3, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Nov 18, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 31, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- May 16, 2013Introduced in House
- May 16, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2700 | Honor Those Who Served Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2013Introduced in House
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