Topic

Cemeteries and funerals

Bills 991 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

991 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 109. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 119th
72 bills in the 114th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 50 Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. August 13, 2015
HR 6208 Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. September 28, 2016
HR 6147 Apollo I Memorial Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. October 19, 2016
HR 6114 Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. October 19, 2016
HR 6062 SERVICE Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. October 19, 2016
HR 5937 To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, and for other purposes. Became Public Law No: 114-227. September 29, 2016
HR 5854 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. August 11, 2016
HR 5752 Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. July 25, 2016
HR 5526 To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. July 5, 2016
HR 5416 To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand burial benefits for veterans who die while receiving hospital care or medical services under the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. June 13, 2016
HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act Became Public Law No: 114-223. September 29, 2016
HR 5212 Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. May 13, 2016
HR 5099 CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-294. December 16, 2016
HR 5084 Medal of Honor Legacy Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. May 13, 2016
HR 4974 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 503. May 26, 2016
HR 4909 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. May 26, 2016
HR 4759 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. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote . May 11, 2016
HR 4757 To expand the eligibility for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes. Received in the Senate. November 30, 2016
HR 4336 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service. Became Public Law No: 114-158. May 20, 2016
HR 4298 Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act Received in the Senate. December 8, 2016
HR 3839 Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624. September 12, 2016
HR 3789 Honor Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. November 6, 2015
HR 3715 Final Farewell Act of 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. May 24, 2016
HR 3278 Veterans Dignified Burial Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. August 6, 2015
HR 3007 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the display of the Confederate battle flag in national cemeteries. Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. August 5, 2015
HR 2852 FLORICH Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. August 13, 2015
HR 2706 Veterans National Remembrance Act Subcommittee Hearings Held. June 24, 2015
HR 2691 Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . July 9, 2015
HR 2662 Fallen Heroes Family Assistance Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. August 13, 2015
HR 2577 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Second cloture on the conference report not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 135. (consideration: CR S5229-5240; text: CR S5239) September 6, 2016

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.