3.0.0 5369 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z 2023-01-11T13:25:51Z House H HR 2014-07-31 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROYCE:H.R. 5369.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The principal constitutional authority for legislation isArticle 1, Section 8: to provide for the common Defense andgeneral Welfare of the United States.[Page H7188]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2014-09-02T16:24:10Z Referred to 2014-07-31T13:13:45Z Veterans Dignified Burial Act 113 2951 S 2014-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2014-09-02 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2014-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 N H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] Janice Hahn D CA 44 2014-07-31 True M000508 Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] HOWARD MCKEON R CA P. 25 2014-09-18 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2014-09-18 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2014-09-18 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2014-09-18 False C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2014-11-13 False M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2014-11-13 False C001064 Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45] John Campbell R CA 45 2014-11-13 False M001139 Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-31] GARY MILLER R CA 31 2014-11-13 False V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] David Valadao R CA G. 21 2014-11-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Business records Cemeteries and funerals Congressional oversight Government information and archives Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-07-31 Introduced in House 2014-11-26T20:15:06Z Veterans Dignified Burial Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) upon confirming the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of a local medical examiner, funeral director, county service group, or other similar entity, to request from such entity the specific date of the scheduled interment of such veteran; and (2) during each 30-day period following such request, to repeat the request until such entity confirms that such veteran has been interred.

Requires the Secretary, by January 31 of each year, to submit to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees a report on deceased veterans who were interred after the 30-day period following the date on which the Secretary made such request. Requires the report to include: (1) the number of deceased veterans who were not interred in such 30-day period during the prior year, (2) the number of such deceased veterans who are not interred as of the date of the report, and (3) the entity with custody of each such deceased veteran.

]]> Veterans Dignified Burial Act Display Title Veterans Dignified Burial Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is informed of the interment of deceased veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Dignified Burial Act Introduced in House 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5369ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5369ih.xml 2014-09-02 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.