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.
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2016
- Passed HouseMar 22, 2016
- Passed SenateMay 10, 2016
- To the PresidentMay 13, 2016
- 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 call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 135 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed385–0 | Mar 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Jan 6, 2016 |
Committees 3
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 Jan 6, 2016Markup Feb 25, 2016Reported Mar 21, 2016 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2016Discharged Feb 25, 2016 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2016Discharged Mar 21, 2016 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jan 19, 2016 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 4, 2016Discharged May 10, 2016 |
Actions 31
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2016Signed by President.
- May 20, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-158.
- May 13, 2016Presented to President.
- May 11, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 11, 2016Mr. Abraham asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H2254)
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3047 | Joni Ernst R-IA | May 23, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2318 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL | May 12, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2254Amendments H2254 | Ralph Lee Abraham R-LA | May 11, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2673, S2674Amendments S2672, S2674 | Joni Ernst R-IA (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 10, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1572 | John Garamendi D-CA | Mar 23, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1528–H1531Text printed H1528Recorded votes H1534enact | Ann M. Kuster D-NH, Blake Farenthold R-TX, Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ, Corrine Brown D-FL, Jeff Miller R-FL, Marcia L. Fudge D-OH, Martha McSally R-AZ, Mike Bost R-IL, Mike Coffman R-CO, Ralph Lee Abraham R-LA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted Poe R-TX | Mar 22, 2016 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E341 | John Garamendi D-CA | Mar 21, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H859 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL | Feb 24, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H357 | Loretta Sanchez D-CA | Jan 13, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H285 | Jeff Denham R-CA | Jan 12, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H226, H259, H260–H264 | Brad Ashford D-NE, Bruce Poliquin R-ME, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, James R. Langevin D-RI, Martha McSally R-AZ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Susan A. Davis D-CA, Ted Poe R-TX | Jan 11, 2016 |
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
- 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
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
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| RL32221 | Visa Waiver Program | Report | Oct 15, 2024 |
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| R44162 | Veterans’ Benefits: Eligibility of Merchant Mariners Archived | Report | Jan 27, 2017 |
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| R42324 | Who Is a “Veteran”?—Basic Eligibility for Veterans’ Benefits Archived | Report | May 25, 2016 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3894 | To improve the bill. | Joni Ernst R-IAfor Mitch McConnell | Amendment SA 3894 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| SA 3895 | To amend the title. | Joni Ernst R-IAfor Mitch McConnell | Amendment SA 3895 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2437 | Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jan 11, 2016 |
| S 2921 | Veterans First Act | Related bill | May 16, 2016 |
| HR 4909 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | Related bill | May 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.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 10, 2016Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Apr 4, 2016Referred in Senate
- Mar 22, 2016Engrossed in House
- Mar 21, 2016Reported in House
- Jan 6, 2016Introduced 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.
