HR 4336 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.

Introduced Jan 6, 2016 Originated House Became Public Law 114-158 Sponsor Martha McSally R-AZ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 20, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-158.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 6, 2016
  2. Passed HouseMar 22, 2016
  3. Passed SenateMay 10, 2016
  4. To the PresidentMay 13, 2016
  5. Became lawMay 20, 2016Public Law 114-158

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 are eligible for above ground inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.

Such provision shall apply with respect to: (1) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) a person who dies on or after such date.

(Sec. 2) The Department of the Army shall report to Congress on Arlington National Cemetery's interment and inurnment capacity, including:

  • the estimated date that the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and
  • recommendations for legislative actions and non legislative options to ensure that the cemetery's maximum interment and inurnment capacity is not reached until well into the future, including options with respect to redefining interment and inurnment eligibility and expansion opportunities beyond the cemetery's current boundaries.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 135Passed385–0Mar 22, 2016

Cosponsors 191

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2016 to Mar 21, 2016; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJan 6, 2016
D-NEBrad AshfordOriginalJan 6, 2016
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-FLCarlos CurbeloOriginalJan 6, 2016
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-NYDaniel M. Donovan, Jr.OriginalJan 6, 2016
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJan 6, 2016
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-NJThomas MacArthurOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-CATom McClintockOriginalJan 6, 2016
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 6, 2016
R-ILAdam KinzingerJan 7, 2016
D-NHAnn M. KusterJan 7, 2016
R-GAAustin ScottJan 7, 2016
R-VABarbara ComstockJan 7, 2016
D-TXBeto O'RourkeJan 7, 2016
R-TXBlake FarentholdJan 7, 2016
R-ALBradley ByrneJan 7, 2016
R-MEBruce PoliquinJan 7, 2016
R-WYCynthia M. LummisJan 7, 2016
R-AZDavid SchweikertJan 7, 2016
R-CODoug LambornJan 7, 2016
R-CAEdward R. RoyceJan 7, 2016
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJan 7, 2016
D-CAEric SwalwellJan 7, 2016
D-TXGene GreenJan 7, 2016
D-CAJackie SpeierJan 7, 2016
D-RIJames R. LangevinJan 7, 2016
R-MOJason SmithJan 7, 2016
R-CAJeff DenhamJan 7, 2016
D-TNJim CooperJan 7, 2016
D-TXJoaquin CastroJan 7, 2016
D-CTJoe CourtneyJan 7, 2016
D-CAJohn GaramendiJan 7, 2016
R-TXJohn R. CarterJan 7, 2016
R-TXKay GrangerJan 7, 2016
R-NDKevin CramerJan 7, 2016
R-SDKristi L. NoemJan 7, 2016
I-AZKyrsten SinemaJan 7, 2016
D-CALoretta SanchezJan 7, 2016
R-KSLynn JenkinsJan 7, 2016
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloJan 7, 2016
R-OKMarkwayne MullinJan 7, 2016
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJan 7, 2016
R-AZMatt SalmonJan 7, 2016
R-ILMike BostJan 7, 2016
R-COMike CoffmanJan 7, 2016
R-CAMimi WaltersJan 7, 2016
R-TXPete OlsonJan 7, 2016
R-NCRichard HudsonJan 7, 2016
R-ILRobert J. DoldJan 7, 2016
R-MTRyan K. ZinkeJan 7, 2016
R-TXSam JohnsonJan 7, 2016
D-CAScott H. PetersJan 7, 2016
R-TNStephen Lee FincherJan 7, 2016
R-FLThomas J. RooneyJan 7, 2016
R-PATim MurphyJan 7, 2016
R-INTodd RokitaJan 7, 2016
R-AZTrent FranksJan 7, 2016
R-MOVicky HartzlerJan 7, 2016
R-TXWill HurdJan 7, 2016
R-TXBill FloresJan 8, 2016
R-NHFrank C. GuintaJan 8, 2016
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldJan 8, 2016
R-GAJody B. HiceJan 8, 2016
D-WARick LarsenJan 8, 2016
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJan 11, 2016
D-NVDina TitusJan 11, 2016
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsJan 11, 2016
R-ALGary J. PalmerJan 11, 2016
R-NJLeonard LanceJan 11, 2016
R-MIMike BishopJan 11, 2016
D-MANiki TsongasJan 11, 2016
D-MASeth MoultonJan 11, 2016
R-TXTed PoeJan 11, 2016
R-INTodd YoungJan 11, 2016
D-MDChris Van HollenJan 12, 2016
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyJan 12, 2016
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoJan 12, 2016
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthJan 12, 2016
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJan 12, 2016
R-OHJames B. RenacciJan 13, 2016
D-CAMichael M. HondaJan 13, 2016
D-OHTim RyanJan 13, 2016
R-MICandice S. MillerJan 28, 2016
R-WADan NewhouseJan 28, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernJan 28, 2016
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesJan 28, 2016
D-FLLois FrankelJan 28, 2016
D-OHMarcy KapturJan 28, 2016
D-CAMark DeSaulnierJan 28, 2016
D-WIMark PocanJan 28, 2016
D-FLPatrick MurphyJan 28, 2016
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryJan 28, 2016
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJan 28, 2016
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneJan 28, 2016
D-ILBobby L. RushFeb 1, 2016
R-IADavid YoungFeb 1, 2016
R-VARobert J. WittmanFeb 1, 2016
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenFeb 1, 2016
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickFeb 2, 2016
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerFeb 2, 2016
R-TXBrian BabinFeb 2, 2016
R-MNJohn KlineFeb 2, 2016
R-ILRandy HultgrenFeb 2, 2016
D-CAJulia BrownleyFeb 3, 2016
R-TXKevin BradyFeb 3, 2016
D-ILTammy DuckworthFeb 3, 2016
R-FLGus M. BilirakisFeb 9, 2016
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterFeb 9, 2016
D-CAMark TakanoFeb 9, 2016
R-ALMartha RobyFeb 9, 2016
R-TXPete SessionsFeb 9, 2016
R-NJScott GarrettFeb 9, 2016
R-FLTed S. YohoFeb 9, 2016
R-VABob GoodlatteFeb 10, 2016
R-NCDavid RouzerFeb 10, 2016
R-CADavid G. ValadaoFeb 12, 2016
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesFeb 12, 2016
D-ORKurt SchraderFeb 12, 2016
R-ILRodney DavisFeb 12, 2016
R-NJChristopher H. SmithFeb 23, 2016
D-OREarl BlumenauerFeb 23, 2016
D-CAJanice HahnFeb 23, 2016
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezFeb 23, 2016
D-ILRobin L. KellyFeb 23, 2016
R-OHSteve StiversFeb 23, 2016
R-OKTom ColeFeb 23, 2016
D-MEChellie PingreeFeb 25, 2016
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzFeb 25, 2016
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterFeb 25, 2016
R-FLJohn L. MicaFeb 25, 2016
D-NYKathleen M. RiceFeb 25, 2016
D-CARaul RuizFeb 25, 2016
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchFeb 25, 2016
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 26, 2016
R-MNErik PaulsenFeb 26, 2016
R-TXJohn RatcliffeFeb 26, 2016
R-COKen BuckFeb 26, 2016
D-MISander M. LevinFeb 26, 2016
D-CAAdam B. SchiffFeb 29, 2016
R-FLDennis A. RossFeb 29, 2016
D-DEJohn C. Carney, Jr.Feb 29, 2016
D-OHJoyce BeattyFeb 29, 2016
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaFeb 29, 2016
D-NYSteve IsraelFeb 29, 2016
D-MNRichard M. NolanMar 1, 2016
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 2, 2016
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 2, 2016
R-MNTom EmmerMar 2, 2016
D-FLAlan GraysonMar 10, 2016
R-FLBill PoseyMar 10, 2016
R-OHDavid P. JoyceMar 10, 2016
D-WADerek KilmerMar 10, 2016
D-NJDonald NorcrossMar 10, 2016
R-TXLamar SmithMar 10, 2016
D-HIMark TakaiMar 10, 2016
R-TNScott DesJarlaisMar 10, 2016
R-MITim WalbergMar 10, 2016
D-MNTimothy J. WalzMar 10, 2016
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMar 14, 2016
R-NVMark E. AmodeiMar 14, 2016
R-OHMichael R. TurnerMar 14, 2016
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMar 14, 2016
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersMar 15, 2016
R-NVCresent HardyMar 15, 2016
R-FLDavid W. JollyMar 15, 2016
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 15, 2016
D-MIDebbie DingellMar 16, 2016
R-KSMike PompeoMar 16, 2016
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyMar 17, 2016
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyMar 17, 2016
R-FLRichard B. NugentMar 17, 2016
D-ILCheri BustosMar 21, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 21, 2016
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerMar 21, 2016
D-WIRon KindMar 21, 2016
R-PAScott PerryMar 21, 2016

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 6, 2016Markup Feb 25, 2016Reported Mar 21, 2016
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Jan 12, 2016Discharged Feb 25, 2016
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jan 6, 2016Discharged Mar 21, 2016
Military Personnel Subcommittee
Referred Jan 19, 2016
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 4, 2016Discharged May 10, 2016

Actions 31

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2016Signed by President.
  2. May 20, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-158.
  3. May 13, 2016Presented to President.
  4. May 11, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. May 11, 2016Mr. Abraham asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H2254)
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In the Congressional Record 11

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S3047Joni Ernst R-IAMay 23, 2016
HouseDebate and remarks H2318Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FLMay 12, 2016
HouseDebate and remarks H2254Amendments H2254Ralph Lee Abraham R-LAMay 11, 2016
SenateDebate and remarks S2673, S2674Amendments S2672, S2674Joni Ernst R-IA (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KYMay 10, 2016
HouseDebate and remarks H1572John Garamendi D-CAMar 23, 2016
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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

  1. Mar 17, 2016H.R. 4336, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial of the cremated remains of persons who served as Women’s Air Forces Service Pilots in Arlington National CemeteryAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on February 25, 2016

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 12--``The Congress shall have Power To . . . raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years . . . '' Article 1, Section 8, Clause 14--``The Congress shall have Power To . . . make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces. . . . ''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 3, January 6, 2016, page H102.

CRS reports 7

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 7

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Amendments 2

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
SA 3894To improve the bill.Joni Ernst R-IAfor Mitch McConnellAmendment SA 3894 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SA 3895To amend the title.Joni Ernst R-IAfor Mitch McConnellAmendment SA 3895 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2437Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016Related billJan 11, 2016
S 2921Veterans First ActRelated billMay 16, 2016
HR 4909National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017Related billMay 26, 2016

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial of the cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service Pilots in Arlington National Cemetery.
Official Titles as Amended by House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.
Official Titles as Amended by Senate
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.
Short Titles as Introduced
Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. May 10, 2016Engrossed Amendment Senate
  3. Apr 4, 2016Referred in Senate
  4. Mar 22, 2016Engrossed in House
  5. Mar 21, 2016Reported in House
  6. Jan 6, 2016Introduced in House

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