3.0.0 2244 2019-02-20T23:27:18Z 2019-02-23T21:43:45Z Senate S S 2012-03-28 112 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-06-28T02:00:00Z Referred to 2012-03-28T16:10:11Z Veterans Missing in America Act of 2011 112 2051 HR 2012-03-29 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2012-06-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668. Committee 2012-03-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-03-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2012-03-28 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2012-05-07 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2012-06-29 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 2012-03-28 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-27T19:42:58Z Veterans Missing in America Act of 2012 - 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 (VA) 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 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Missing in America Act of 2012 Display Title Veterans Missing in America Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate 2012-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2244is/xml/BILLS-112s2244is.xml 2012-06-27 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668. 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.