To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Latest action · Mar 8, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 13, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill authorizes specified acronyms to be included on headstones or markers that are furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to include KIA (killed in action), MIA (missing in action), and POW (prisoner of war) on a headstone or marker. Such acronyms are prohibited from counting towards any character or line limit.
Cosponsors
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Actions 3
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- Mar 8, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jan 13, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
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- Jan 13, 2021Introduced in House
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