3.0.0 2848 2023-01-11T13:22:26Z 2023-01-11T13:22:26Z House H HR 2011-09-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POE of Texas:H.R. 2848.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 13 and 18[Page H5965]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-12T18:54:01Z Referred to 2011-09-07T18:03:15Z 2011-09-12 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2011-09-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-09-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 N C001048 Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] JOHN CULBERSON R TX ABNEY 7 2011-09-09 False S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2011-09-09 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2011-09-09 False P000602 Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] Mike Pompeo R KS 4 2011-09-14 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2011-09-14 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2011-09-21 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2011-09-21 False B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2011-09-29 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2011-09-29 False D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2011-09-29 False Y000063 Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] Kevin Yoder R KS 3 2011-10-26 False N000186 Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] Alan Nunnelee R MS 1 2011-10-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs First Amendment rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Religion Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-09-07 Introduced in House 2011-11-01T19:32:39Z Veterans' Religious Freedom Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that: (1) the family members of each veteran who is buried in a national cemetery or is eligible for certain veterans' burial benefits are informed of all options available for the funeral or memorial service for such veteran, and (2) the director of each national cemetery is a qualified veteran.

Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) prescribing regulations to censor or otherwise limit the type of religious speech that may be performed by a member of a veterans service organization at the funeral or memorial service of a veteran, or (2) censoring or otherwise limiting the type of religious speech of private speakers who have been invited to speak on property of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

]]> Veterans' Religious Freedom Act Display Title Veterans' Religious Freedom Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for certain requirements of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to funeral and memorial services for deceased veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Religious Freedom Act Introduced in House 2011-09-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2848ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2848ih.xml 2011-09-12 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.