3.0.0 2642 2023-01-13T04:48:08Z 2023-01-13T04:48:08Z House H HR 2009-05-21 111 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-22T15:06:40Z Referred to 2009-05-21T14:03:50Z 2009-05-22 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2009-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 N H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2009-06-15 False A000365 Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7] Steve Austria R OH 7 2009-06-25 False L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2009-06-25 False W000801 Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6] Charles Wilson D OH A. 6 2009-07-15 False T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] Michael Turner R OH R. 3 2009-10-06 False K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2009-10-23 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2009-10-27 False R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2009-10-29 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2009-11-06 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2010-05-27 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Congressional tributes Government information and archives Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Veterans' organizations and recognition Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-05-21 Introduced in House 2009-06-01T18:52:44Z Veterans Missing in America Act of 2009 - Recognizes the tireless work and dedication of the Missing in America Project, in conjunction with numerous veterans service organizations, in identifying unclaimed remains of veterans.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cooperate with such organizations to assist entities in possession of unclaimed or abandoned human remains in determining if any such remains are the remains of veterans or other individuals eligible for burial in a national cemetery. Requires the Secretary, upon a positive determination with respect to any such remains, to provide for and cover the cost of the burial and funeral expenses if the Secretary determines that: (1) there is no next of kin or other person claiming the remains; and (2) there are no other sufficient resources to cover such expenses.

Directs the Secretary to establish a publicly accessible database of the names of any veteran or other individual so identified.

]]> Veterans Missing in America Act of 2009 Display Title Veterans Missing in America Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Missing in America Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2642ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2642ih.xml 2009-05-22 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.