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, 2018Public Law 115-184
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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 |
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 Jan 30, 2018Hearings Mar 20, 2018 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2018 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 1, 2018 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2018Signed by President.
- Jun 15, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-184.
- Jun 5, 2018Presented to President.
- May 25, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 24, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2942)
- May 8, 2018Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 399.
- May 7, 2018Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 7, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3753-3755)
- May 7, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4910.
- May 7, 2018At 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.
- May 7, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3761-3762)
- May 7, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 388 - 0 (Roll no. 167). (text: CR H3753)
- May 7, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 20, 2018Committee Hearings Held.
- Feb 1, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jan 30, 2018Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2018Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S2942 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 24, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3753–H3755Text printed H3753Recorded votes H3762enact | Austin Scott R-GA, David P. Roe R-TN, J. Luis Correa D-CA, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA | May 7, 2018 |
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. 164, no. 20, January 30, 2018, page H732.
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. 115-53 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 888, H.R. 4335, H.R. 4910 AND H.R. 495823 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 20, 2018 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46813 | Department of Veterans Affairs: Burial Benefits and the National Cemetery Administration | Report | Jun 7, 2021 |
| R40879 | Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Archived | Report | Nov 9, 2017 |
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 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes
- Short Title
- Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
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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