To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.
Latest action · May 11, 2016 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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 16, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the burial transportation costs of certain deceased veterans to a state- or tribal-owned veterans' cemetery.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
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 16, 2016 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Apr 11, 2016Hearings Apr 13, 2016Markup May 11, 2016Reported May 11, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 11, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Apr 13, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 11, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Mar 16, 2016Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 42, March 16, 2016, page H1419.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2016Introduced in House
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