CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10351, S10353, S10354, S10355, S10356, S10357, S10384, S10385, S10386, S10391 [22SE], H4074 [25MY], H4096, H4100, H4102, H4105, H4109, H4110 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4084 [26MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H9568 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize placement of a monument honoring veterans who fought in World War II as members of Army Ranger Battalions (see S. 1138), S6021 [26MY]

Armed Forces: waive passport fees for a relative of a deceased member proceeding abroad to visit the grave or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member (see S. 1184), S6154 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (see S. 997), S4936 [11MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Colorado Springs, CO, area (see S. 551), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1159), H1024 [8MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (see H.R. 2528), H3768 [23MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (see H. Res. 298), H4072 [25MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 564), H10908 [17NO]

Forest Service: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (see S. 899), S4184 [25AP]

Italy: express thanks to the city and people of Rome for efforts during the funeral observances of Pope John Paul II (see H. Res. 358), H5740 [12JY]

National cemeteries: authorize placement of memorial markers to commemorate servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery (see H.R. 2188), H3054 [5MY]

———expand State sentences which preclude burial in national cemeteries to include any sentence of life imprisonment for a State capital crime (see S. 1751), S10378 [22SE]

———prohibit interment or memorialization in national cemeteries of persons convicted of committing State capital crimes regardless of whether their sentences included parole (see H.R. 3965), H8643 [29SE]

Native Americans: eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (see H.R. 601), H352 [2FE]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (see S. 254), S739 [1FE] (see H.R. 541), H349 [2FE]

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground National Historic Site and the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum (see S. 970), S4547 [28AP] (see H.R. 3581), H7559 [28JY]

Prieto, Roaul R.: authorize disinterment from the American Ardennes Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium, and transfer of remains to his next of kin (see H.R. 2798), H4295 [8JN]

Rehnquist, William H.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the crypt under the Capitol rotunda to the Supreme Court for use during memorial services (see S. Con. Res. 52), S9646 [6SE]

Roads and highways: allow State placement of supplemental guide signs for veterans cemeteries on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 589), H352 [2FE]

Social Security: provide lump-sum death payments to surviving spouses (see H.R. 78), H74 [4JA]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 1588), S9468 [29JY] (see H.R. 4227), H9641 [3NO]

Taxation: repeal dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts (see H.R. 3061), H5176 [24JN]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 531), H349 [2FE] (see H.R. 805), H628 [15FE]

———expand eligibility for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (see S. 909), S4257 [26AP]

———increase burial benefits for certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries (see H.R. 831), H629 [15FE]

———modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors (see S. 1813), S10823 [3OC] (see H.R. 4352), H10502 [16NO]

Conference reports

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services (H.R. 2528), H10749-H10786 [17NO]

Letters

Native American Veterans Cemetery Act: Anthony J. Principi, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, E139 [2FE]

———National American Indian Veterans, Inc., E139 [2FE]

Motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4113 [26MY], H9562 [3NO]

Remarks in House

Amherst, MA: dedication of Amherst Community History Mural at West Cemetery, E1158 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: national cemeteries repair and maintenance funding, H4090 [26MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: consider effect of certain regulatory requirements on competitiveness of U.S. business, H4110 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H3771 [24MY], H4085-H4114 [26MY], H9562 [3NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, H10915-H10925 [18NO], E2403 [18NO], E2487 [8DE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration (H. Res. 298), H4078-H4084 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 564), H10912, H10913 [18NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), motion to instruct conferees, H9562-H9566 [3NO]

FEMA: develop guidelines for payment of funeral-related assistance, H3503 [18MY]

Fort Snelling National Cemetery: tribute to Memorial Rifle Squad, H5806 [14JY]

National cemeteries: authorize placement of memorial markers to commemorate servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery (H.R. 2188), E898 [5MY]

National Funeral Directors Association: tribute, E105 [26JA]

Native Americans: eligibility of Indian tribal organizations for grants to establish veterans cemeteries on trust lands (H.R. 601), E139 [2FE]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (H.R. 541), H1862-H1864 [12AP]

New Mexico: tribute to New Mexico Hometown Heroes Committee for efforts to locate and mark the gravesites of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, E2180 [27OC]

Rehnquist, William H.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the crypt under the Capitol rotunda to the Supreme Court for use during memorial services (S. Con. Res. 52), H7660 [6SE]

Russia: wreath-laying ceremony at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg in honor of Leningrad siege victims during World War II, E949 [12MY]

Veterans: enhance burial benefits (H.R. 531), H336 [2FE]

———recognize and honor the volunteers that participate in honor guards for veterans' funerals, H5368 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: waive passport fees for a relative of a deceased member proceeding abroad to visit the grave or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member (S. 1184), S6166 [7JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (S. 997), S4940 [11MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), S10335-S10349, S10351-S10360, S10391 [22SE], S10421 [26SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report, S13300-S13302, S13329 [18NO], S14294 [21DE]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13300 [18NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), unanimous-consent agreement, S10332 [22SE]

Forest Service: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (S. 899), S4192 [25AP]

National cemeteries: expand State sentences which preclude burial in national cemeteries to include any sentence of life imprisonment for a State capital crime (S. 1751), S10380 [22SE]

National Funeral Directors Association: commend support for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa, S60 [6JA]

Nevada: convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (H.R. 541), S9052 [26JY]

———convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties for continued use as cemeteries (S. 254), S767 [1FE]

Rehnquist, William H.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the crypt under the Capitol rotunda to the Supreme Court for use during memorial services (S. Con. Res. 52), S9630 [6SE]

Veterans: expand eligibility for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries (S. 909), S4262 [26AP]

———modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors, S12564 [9NO], S12673 [10NO]

———modify circumstances under which a person who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors (S. 1813), S10826 [3OC]

Reports filed

Central Nevada Rural Cemeteries Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 254) (S. Rept. 109-12), S1794 [28FE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Construction, Quality of Life, and Veterans: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 109-308), H10908 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 298) (H. Rept. 109-97), H4072 [25MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2528) (H. Rept. 109-305), H10908 [17NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2528) (H. Rept. 109-95), H3767 [23MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2528), S8664 [21JY]

Passport Fee Waiver for a Relative of a Deceased Member of the Armed Forces Proceeding Abroad To Visit the Grave or To Attend a Funeral or Memorial Service for Such Member: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1184), S12401 [4NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Native American Veterans Cemetery Act: Larry Anderson, Navajo Nation Council, E140 [2FE]

———Lawrence T. Morgan, Navajo Nation Council, E139 [2FE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4106 [26MY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies, S10421 [26SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528), H4086-H4089 [26MY], H10915-H10920 [18NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 298, consideration of H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H4078 [26MY]

H. Res. 564, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H10912 [18NO]

H.R. 541, convey certain land to Lander and Eureka Counties, NV, for continued use as cemeteries, H1862 [12AP]

H.R. 2528, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies, military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services appropriations, S10335-S10346 [22SE], S10453-S10459 [26SE]

S. 254, Central Nevada Rural Cemeteries Act, S768 [1FE]

S. 899, Montana Cemetery Act, S4192 [25AP]

S. 909, expand eligibility for governmental markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries, S4262 [26AP]

S. 997, Montana Cemetery Act, S4940 [11MY]

S. 1184, waive passport fees for a relative of a deceased Armed Forces member proceeding abroad to visit the grave or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member, S6166 [7JN]

S. 1813, modify circumstances under which a veteran who has committed a capital offense is denied certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors, S10827 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 52, authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the crypt under the Capitol rotunda to the Supreme Court for use during memorial services for William H. Rehnquist, S9630, S9691 [6SE], H7660 [6SE]