To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans' cemeteries of Indian tribes.

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Bill Number

HR 2039

Introduced

May 16, 2013

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Topics

Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Indian lands and resources rights Veterans' pensions and compensation

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Summary

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon request, to furnish headstones or markers for certain veterans buried in a veterans' cemetery on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization.

Actions

May 31, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 16, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 16, 2013

Introduced in House

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