3.0.0 4338 2023-01-11T13:38:02Z 2023-01-11T13:38:02Z House HR 2017-11-09 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 183 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TENNEY:H.R. 4338.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havepower . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H8698]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-09T19:09:52Z Referred to 2017-11-09T14:05:25Z 2017-11-09 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2017-11-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000478 Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22] Claudia Tenney R NY 22 N L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2018-07-18 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Monuments and memorials Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-11-09 Introduced in House 2018-01-24T21:55:05Z Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs, upon request and at U.S. expense, to furnish to a deceased individual in lieu a headstone or marker: (1) an urn to signify the individual's veteran status, in which such individual's remains may be placed at private expense; or (2) a commemorative plaque signifying the individual's veteran status.

A "deceased individual" is an individual: (1) who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; (2) who is eligible for a headstone or marker or would be so eligible but for the date of the individual's death; and (3) whose remains were cremated and placed in a site of interment or inurnment other than a national cemetery, a state veterans' cemetery, a tribal cemetery, or a private cemetery.

]]> Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act Display Title Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act Short Titles as Introduced Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish urns for the remains of certain veterans whose remains are placed in non-traditional resting sites. Introduced in House 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4338ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4338ih.xml 2017-11-09 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.