CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS

Addresses

442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: H. David Burge, S3915-S3917 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Arlington National Cemetery: allow interment of any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death (see S. 1782), S12551 [6DE]

———reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (see S. 1855), S13701 [19DE] (see H.R. 3423), H9076 [6DE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance for the maintenance of gravesites of former U.S. Presidents (see H.R. 2806), H5337 [2AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: report on tax incentives to encourage non-Armed Forces members to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 208), H62 [6JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area (see S. 1207), S7955 [19JY] (see H.R. 2092), H2956 [6JN]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (see S. 996), S5967 [7JN] (see H.R. 1991), H2710 [24MY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the San Diego, CA, area (see H.R. 441), H220 [7FE]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (see S. 618), S2894 [26MR] (see H.R. 1237), H1188 [27MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see S. 662), S3152 [29MR] (see H.R. 1351), H1408 [3AP]

———provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Con. Res. 284), H9077 [6DE]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral directors and embalmers (see H.R. 648), H395 [14FE]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see S. 1814), S13051 [12DE] (see H.R. 3392), H8842 [4DE]

Memorial Day: urge maintainance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans (see H. Res. 120), H1556 [24AP]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see S. 1139), S7193 [29JN]

Roads and highways: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see S. 1724), S12001 [16NO] (see H.R. 2521), H4111 [17JY]

Social Security: provide lump-sum death payments to surviving spouses (see H.R. 266), H109 [30JA]

Taxation: treatment of contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 985), H875 [13MR]

Veterans: increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (see S. 912), S5118 [17MY]

———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see S. 1013), S6127 [12JN] (see H.R. 2123), H3066 [12JN]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals (see H. Con. Res. 247), H6701 [11OC]

Letters

Construction of casino by Oklahoma Indian tribe near the Huron Indian Cemetery in Kansas City, KS: Bill Graves, Governor of Kansas, S13672 [19DE]

———Nancy Bear, Kickapoo Tribe, S13672 [19DE]

Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act: several veterans organizations, S5124 [17MY]

Memorandums

Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Requirements for Certain Veterans and Their Dependents: Lawrence Kapp, Dept. of Defense, H10478 [19DE]

Remarks in House

Arlington National Cemetery: reform burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents (H.R. 3423), H10476-H10480 [19DE], H10936 [20DE], E2231 [7DE], E2351, E2410 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: supply appropriate civilian uniform for certain veterans participating in honor guard details at funerals, H6037 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide assistance for the maintenance of gravesites of former U.S. Presidents (H.R. 2806), E1543 [3AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide U.S. flags for placement on grave sites of Medal of Honor recipients (H. Con. Res. 284), H9055 [6DE]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (H.R. 3392), H8803-H8807 [4DE], E2223 [7DE]

Hudson County Funeral Directors Association: anniversary, E731 [4MY]

Memorial Day: urge maintenance of flags placed on the grave sites of U.S. veterans (H. Res. 120), H2253 [16MY]

Social Security: provide lump-sum death payments to surviving spouses (H.R. 266), E46 [30JA]

Somerset County, NJ: rededication of the Lamington Black Cemetery, E1811 [5OC]

Stewart Funeral Home (business): anniversary, E543 [5AP]

Remarks in Senate

Arlington National Cemetery: allow interment of any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death, S12614 [7DE]

———allow interment of any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death (S. 1782), S12555 [6DE]

———Arlington House renovation and restoration funding, S7572 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area (S. 1207), S7965 [19JY]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (S. 996), S5976 [7JN]

———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park (S. 618), S2901 [26MR]

———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (S. 662), S3171 [29MR]

District of Columbia: Congressional Cemetery repairs and upgrades funding, S11435 [5NO]

Fort Scott, KS: Fort Scott National Cemetery expansion dedication, S11525 [7NO]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (H.R. 3392), S14081 [20DE]

Hawaii: tribute to 442nd Regimental Combat Team Memorial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, S3915 [25AP]

Kansas City, KS: construction of casino by Oklahoma Indian tribe near the Huron Indian Cemetery, S13671-S13673 [19DE], S13789 [20DE]

Veterans: increase burial benefits for veterans and provide for inflation adjustment (S. 912), S5124 [17MY]

Reports filed

Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Requirements for Certain Veterans and Their Dependents: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3423) (H. Rept. 107-346), H10401, H10908 [19DE]

Texts of

H.R. 3392, Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY, H8803 [4DE]

H.R. 3423, Arlington National Cemetery burial eligibility requirements for certain veterans and their dependents, H10476 [19DE]

S. 618, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Valley Forge National Historic Park, S2902 [26MR]

S. 662, furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain veterans, S3172 [29MR]

S. 912, Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act, S5124 [17MY]

S. 1207, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Albuquerque, NM, area, S7966 [19JY]

S. 1782, allow interment in Arlington National Cemetery for any former Reservist who died in the terrorist attacks and is ineligible due to age at time of death, S12555 [6DE]