3.0.0 2779 2023-01-13T04:48:19Z 2023-01-13T04:48:19Z Senate S S 2006-05-10 109 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-05-10T20:25:40Z Dignity for Military Funerals Act of 2006 109 2452 S 2006-03-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit disruptions of funerals of members or former members of the Armed Forces. 109 4042 S 2006-12-22 Became Public Law No: 109-464. Related bill CRS Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act 109 5037 HR 2006-05-29 Became Public Law No: 109-228. Identical bill CRS 2006-05-10 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2006-05-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK N V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2006-05-10 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2006-05-17 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2006-05-17 False H.R.5037 https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5037 Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Picketing Public demonstrations State laws Virginia Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-05-10 Introduced in Senate 2006-07-11T17:16:33Z Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act - Prohibits a person from carrying out a demonstration: (1) at a cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration or at Arlington National Cemetery, unless the demonstration has been approved by the cemetery superintendent or director; or (2) within 500 feet of a cemetery at which a funeral or memorial service is to be held, for a period beginning 60 minutes before and ending 60 minutes after the funeral or service, if such demonstration includes any individual making noise or a diversion that disturbs the peace or good order of the funeral or service.

Amends the federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for violations of such prohibitions.

Expresses the sense of Congress that each state should enact legislation to restrict demonstrations near any military funeral.

]]> Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act Display Title Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles 38 and 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act Popular Titles Military Funeral Demonstrations bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2006-05-10T04:00:00Z 2006-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress 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.