3.0.0 4712 2023-01-11T13:26:27Z 2023-01-11T13:26:27Z House H HR 2014-05-21 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TITUS:H.R. 4712.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of theUnited States Constitution[Page H4785]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-05-21T14:02:00Z 2014-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 N B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2014-05-21 True S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2014-05-21 True C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2014-05-21 True S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2014-05-21 True H001066 Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] Steven Horsford D NV 4 2014-05-22 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-05-21 Introduced in House 2014-08-28T15:05:58Z Veterans National Remembrance Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in selecting a location for the establishment of a new national cemetery, to: (1) give priority to a state that does not have a national cemetery and that has the largest population of veterans among states without such a cemetary, and (2) ensure that such location is within 10 miles of a significant amount of the population to be served by such cemetery during the 25 years following its establishment.

Permits the Secretary, after establishing two national cemeteries, to waive the requirement of giving priority to a state that does not have a national cemetery if such waiver will allow the Secretary to establish a cemetery that will serve a larger population of veterans.

]]> Veterans National Remembrance Act Display Title Veterans National Remembrance Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide priority for the establishment of new national cemeteries by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans National Remembrance Act Introduced in House 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4712ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4712ih.xml 2014-05-21 Referred to the House 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.