3.0.0 1114 2019-11-15T21:41:14Z 2019-11-15T21:41:14Z House H HR 2009-02-23 111 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-27T18:40:50Z Referred to 2009-02-23T19:56:52Z 2009-02-27 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2009-02-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000571 Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] DENNY REHBERG R MT N Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Cemeteries and funerals Department of Veterans Affairs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-02-23 Introduced in House 2009-03-02T21:29:38Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that area, taking into account, among other things: (1) the number of veterans living in the area; and (2) the average distance a resident of the area must travel to reach the nearest national cemetery.

Requires the Secretary, in case of an area with insufficient land to establish a cemetery, to consider alternatives such as establishing a mausoleum.

]]> To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that geographic area. Display Title To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that geographic area. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that geographic area. Introduced in House 2009-02-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1114ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1114ih.xml 2009-02-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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.