A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize States and tribal organizations that receive grants from the National Cemetery Administration for establishment, expansion, or improvement of a veterans' cemeteries to use amounts of such grants for State and tribal organization cemetery personnel to train at the training center of the National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 14, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2019
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill expands the costs that the Department of Veterans Affairs may take into account in determining the amount of a grant awarded for the establishment, expansion, or improvement of a state-owned veterans' cemetery. Specifically the bill allows a grant to include, solely or in part, training costs, including travel expenses, associated with attendance at training provided by the National Cemetery Administration.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 11, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jul 11, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Dec 23, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 23, 2019Received in the House.
- Dec 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Dec 19, 2019Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7231-7232)
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1272 | In the nature of a substitute. | John Boozman R-AR | Amendment SA 1272 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2019Referred in House
- Dec 19, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 11, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.