[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 740 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 740

 To designate the national cemetery established at the former site of 
    the Joliet Arsenal, Illinois, as the ``Abraham Lincoln National 
                              Cemetery''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 1997

   Mr. Weller (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Shimkus) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the national cemetery established at the former site of 
    the Joliet Arsenal, Illinois, as the ``Abraham Lincoln National 
                              Cemetery''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    (a) Designation.--The national cemetery established at the former 
site of the Joliet Arsenal, Illinois, shall be known and designated as 
the ``Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, paper, or 
other record of the United States to the national cemetery referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Abraham 
Lincoln National Cemetery''.
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