<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<billStatus>
  <version>3.0.0</version>
  <bill>
    <number>5038</number>
    <updateDate>2023-01-13T04:48:55Z</updateDate>
    <updateDateIncludingText>2023-01-13T04:48:55Z</updateDateIncludingText>
    <originChamber>House</originChamber>
    <originChamberCode>H</originChamberCode>
    <type>HR</type>
    <introducedDate>2006-03-29</introducedDate>
    <congress>109</congress>
    <committees>
      <item>
        <systemCode>hsvr00</systemCode>
        <name>Veterans' Affairs Committee</name>
        <chamber>House</chamber>
        <type>Standing</type>
        <subcommittees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsvr09</systemCode>
            <name>Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee</name>
            <activities>
              <item>
                <name>Reported by</name>
                <date>2006-07-12T13:06:49Z</date>
              </item>
              <item>
                <name>Markup by</name>
                <date>2006-07-12T13:06:18Z</date>
              </item>
              <item>
                <name>Hearings by</name>
                <date>2006-04-06T19:24:17Z</date>
              </item>
              <item>
                <name>Referred to</name>
                <date>2006-04-05T15:18:48Z</date>
              </item>
            </activities>
          </item>
        </subcommittees>
        <activities>
          <item>
            <name>Referred to</name>
            <date>2006-03-29T15:00:40Z</date>
          </item>
        </activities>
      </item>
    </committees>
    <actions>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2006-07-12</actionDate>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsvr09</systemCode>
            <name>Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>1</code>
          <name>House committee actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote .</text>
        <type>Committee</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2006-07-12</actionDate>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsvr09</systemCode>
            <name>Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>1</code>
          <name>House committee actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.</text>
        <type>Committee</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2006-04-06</actionDate>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsvr09</systemCode>
            <name>Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>1</code>
          <name>House committee actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Subcommittee Hearings Held.</text>
        <type>Committee</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2006-04-05</actionDate>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsvr09</systemCode>
            <name>Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>1</code>
          <name>House committee actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.</text>
        <type>Committee</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2006-03-29</actionDate>
        <text>Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>H11100</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>2</code>
          <name>House floor actions</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>hsvr00</systemCode>
            <name>Veterans' Affairs Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2006-03-29</actionDate>
        <text>Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E445-446)</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>B00100</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2006-03-29</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>Intro-H</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2006-03-29</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in House</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>1000</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
    </actions>
    <sponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>M001144</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]</fullName>
        <firstName>Jeff</firstName>
        <lastName>Miller</lastName>
        <party>R</party>
        <state>FL</state>
        <district>1</district>
        <isByRequest>N</isByRequest>
      </item>
    </sponsors>
    <cosponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>B001231</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]</fullName>
        <firstName>SHELLEY</firstName>
        <lastName>BERKLEY</lastName>
        <party>D</party>
        <state>NV</state>
        <district>1</district>
        <sponsorshipDate>2006-03-29</sponsorshipDate>
        <isOriginalCosponsor>True</isOriginalCosponsor>
      </item>
    </cosponsors>
    <policyArea>
      <name>Armed Forces and National Security</name>
    </policyArea>
    <subjects>
      <legislativeSubjects>
        <item>
          <name>Cemeteries and funerals</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Commemorations</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Disabled</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Education</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Families</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Higher education</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Monuments and memorials</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Students</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Survivors' benefits</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Veterans' benefits</name>
        </item>
      </legislativeSubjects>
      <policyArea>
        <name>Armed Forces and National Security</name>
      </policyArea>
    </subjects>
    <summaries>
      <summary>
        <versionCode>00</versionCode>
        <actionDate>2006-03-29</actionDate>
        <actionDesc>Introduced in House</actionDesc>
        <updateDate>2006-04-24T19:24:13Z</updateDate>
        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006 - Amends: (1) federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend through 2007 the authority for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of government markers or memorial headstones for the marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries; and (2) the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 to make eligible for such markers or headstones certain veterans dying on or after November 1, 1990 (currently, September 11, 2001).</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to furnish such markers or headstones for certain dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable for burial. </p>]]></text>
      </summary>
    </summaries>
    <title>Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006</title>
    <titles>
      <item>
        <titleType>Display Title</titleType>
        <title>Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006</title>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Official Title as Introduced</titleType>
        <title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the application of the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for Government markers for marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries and to provide Government markers or memorial headstones for deceased dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable for burial.</title>
        <billTextVersionName>Introduced in House</billTextVersionName>
        <billTextVersionCode>IH</billTextVersionCode>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Short Titles as Introduced</titleType>
        <title>Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006</title>
      </item>
    </titles>
    <textVersions>
      <item>
        <type>Introduced in House</type>
        <date>2006-03-29T05:00:00Z</date>
        <formats>
          <item>
            <url>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5038ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5038ih.xml</url>
          </item>
        </formats>
      </item>
    </textVersions>
    <latestAction>
      <actionDate>2006-07-12</actionDate>
      <text>Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote .</text>
    </latestAction>
  </bill>
  <dublinCore xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
    <dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
    <dc:language>EN</dc:language>
    <dc:rights>Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.</dc:rights>
    <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
    <dc:description>This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.</dc:description>
  </dublinCore>
</billStatus>
