Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015
Latest action · Nov 17, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on 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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 26, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study and report to Congress on matters relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, including:
- the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains;
- the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate their interment in such cemeteries;
- state and local laws that affect the Secretary's ability to inter unclaimed veterans' remains in such cemeteries; and
- recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action.
(Sec. 3) The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 is amended to limit FY2016 awards and bonuses to $2 million for VA employees who are members of the Senior Executive Service.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 627 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed409–0 | Nov 16, 2015 |
Cosponsors 98
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2015 to Sep 22, 2015; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Mar 6, 2015 |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Mar 26, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | May 14, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | May 14, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | May 22, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 22, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jun 1, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jun 3, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 10, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 22, 2015 |
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 Mar 6, 2015Markup Sep 17, 2015Reported Oct 26, 2015 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 19, 2015Hearings Jun 24, 2015Markup Jul 9, 2015Reported Jul 9, 2015 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2015 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Nov 16, 2015Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 16, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8174-8175)
- Nov 16, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1338.
- Nov 16, 2015At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8174, H8175Text printed H8174 | Bill Shuster R-PA, Corrine Brown D-FL, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Jeff Miller R-FL, Ryan A. Costello R-PA | Nov 16, 2015 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1087 | Bill Shuster R-PA | Jul 21, 2015 |
| House | Lists H1623H.R. 1338–1342 | — | Mar 6, 2015 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 23, 2015H.R. 1338, Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 17, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 38, March 6, 2015, page H1623.
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. 114-28 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2214, H.R. 1380, H.R. 2706, H.R. 2691, H.R. 303, H.R. 1338, H.R. 1302, H.R. 2605 AND H.R. 1384111 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 24, 2015 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 695 | Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Mar 10, 2015 |
| S 1203 | 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act | Related bill | Dec 3, 2015 |
| S 2921 | Veterans First Act | Related bill | May 16, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2015Referred in Senate
- Nov 16, 2015Engrossed in House
- Oct 26, 2015Reported in House
- Mar 6, 2015Introduced 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.
