3.0.0 1552 2022-11-01T17:17:26Z 2022-11-01T17:17:26Z House HR 2019-03-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TIPTON:H.R. 1552.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H2505]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-29T21:34:17Z Referred to 2019-03-06T15:01:30Z 2019-03-29 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 N D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2019-06-20 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Family relationships Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-03-06 Introduced in House 2021-08-27T11:20:08Z Private Cemeteries Honoring Veterans in the Absence of Next of Kin Act

This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is unable to locate any next of kin of certain deceased veterans, a private cemetery may request that the VA furnish a headstone or marker, medallion, or other device for the grave to signify the individual's veteran status.

]]> Private Cemeteries Honoring Veterans in the Absence of Next of Kin Act Display Title Private Cemeteries Honoring Veterans in the Absence of Next of Kin Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of certain veterans without next of kin. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Private Cemeteries Honoring Veterans in the Absence of Next of Kin Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1552ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1552ih.xml 2019-03-29 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.