Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
Latest action · Jun 15, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-184.
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 30, 2018
- Passed HouseMay 7, 2018
- Passed SenateMay 24, 2018
- To the PresidentJun 5, 2018
- Became lawJun 15, 2018
Summary
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service. (An outer burial receptacle is a container, such as a grave liner or a burial vault, that protects a casket in the ground and prevents the grave from sinking.)
Interior may provide reimbursement for outer burial receptacles other than grave liners but may require survivors to pay: (1) the costs by which such burial receptacle exceeds the costs of a grave liner, and (2) related administrative costs.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 167 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed388–0 | May 7, 2018 |
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2018 to Mar 6, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jan 30, 2018 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Karen C. Handel | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Feb 26, 2018 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Mar 6, 2018 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-184.
- Jun 15, 2018Signed by President.
- Jun 5, 2018Presented to President.
- May 25, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 24, 2018Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2942)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2372 | VA MISSION Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 8, 2018Placed on Calendar Senate
- May 7, 2018Engrossed in House
- Jan 30, 2018Introduced in House
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