3.0.0 2280 2023-01-11T13:38:54Z 2023-01-11T13:38:54Z Senate S 2018-01-04 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-01-04T22:09:47Z Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act 115 4312 HR 2018-09-05 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Identical bill CRS 2018-01-04 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-01-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2018-01-04 True Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Monuments and memorials Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-01-04 Introduced in Senate 2018-01-19T20:50:34Z Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act

This bill states that the Department of Veterans Affairs may not prohibit the display of a Battlefield Cross in any national cemetery.

"Battlefield Cross" means a memorial monument in honor of fallen members of the Armed Forces that may include a replica of an inverted rifle, boots, helmets, and identification tag.

]]> Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act Display Title Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of Veterans Affairs permits the display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act Introduced in Senate 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2280is/xml/BILLS-115s2280is.xml 2018-01-04 Read twice and referred to the 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.