3.0.0 5048 2022-11-01T05:02:32Z 2022-11-01T05:02:32Z House HR 2019-11-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 180 (Tuesday, November 12, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DELGADO:H.R. 5048.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of theUnited States.[Page H8784]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-02T16:18:20Z Referred to 2019-11-12T19:00:34Z 2019-12-02 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-11-12 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-11-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000630 Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] Antonio Delgado D NY 19 N S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2019-11-12 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2019-11-12 True M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2019-11-12 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2019-12-03 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2019-12-04 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2019-12-05 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2019-12-09 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2019-12-11 False R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2019-12-11 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2020-01-30 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2020-08-18 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-11-12 Introduced in House 2022-02-22T20:35:59Z Fairness for Local Veteran Cemeteries Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a grant under the Veteran Cemetery Grants Program to a county to establish, expand, improve, operate, or maintain a county-owned veterans' cemetery. Under current law, such grants are only authorized to be issued to states, tribal organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions.

The VA is only able to provide such grants under certain circumstances. Specifically, grants are only authorized if the state in which the county is located does not have a state-owned veterans' cemetery or the state did not apply for a grant in the previous year. Additionally, a county must demonstrate that it has the resources necessary to operate and maintain its cemetery.

The VA must give priority to state-owned cemeteries in situations where both the county and the state apply for a grant in the same year.

]]> Fairness for Local Veteran Cemeteries Act Display Title Fairness for Local Veteran Cemeteries Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide aid to counties for establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Fairness for Local Veteran Cemeteries Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5048ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5048ih.xml 2019-12-02 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.