CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS
Amendments
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (S. 728), S10227, S10245, S10251 [7OC]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11191, S11224, S11231 [5NO], S11240, S11256, S11257 [6NO], S11267, S11268, S11270, S11273, S11295, S11296, S11297, S11298 [9NO], S11313, S11320, S11331, S11334, S11351, S11352 [10NO], S11362, S11363, S11364, S11377, S11378, S11390 [16NO], S11404, S11405, S11406, S11407, S11438 [17NO], H7983, H7984, H7985, H7986, H7987, H7990 [10JY]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (H. Res. 622), H7958 [10JY]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (S. 1407), S9685 [22SE]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S11411 [17NO]
Bills and resolutions
Bugles Across America (organization): recognize commitment and sacrifice to honor deceased veterans (see H. Con. Res. 219), H13628 (see H. Con. Res. 219), H14371 [8DE]
Crime: provide penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property (see H.R. 430), H161 [9JA]
Dept. of Defense: grant accredited members of the media access when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (see H.R. 269), H70 [7JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: acquire a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery (see H.R. 217), H36 [6JA]
———assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see H.R. 2642), H6012 [21MY]
———conduct a study on the acquisition of a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery (see H.R. 210), H35 [6JA]
———enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (see S. 728), S3897 [26MR]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in Sarpy County, NE, region (see S. 746), S4062 [31MR] (see H.R. 1163), H2631 [24FE]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region (see S. 691), S3784 [25MR] (see H.R. 174), H34 [6JA]
———establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that area (see H.R. 1114), H2601 [23FE]
———provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 2594), H6010 [21MY]
———provide guidelines for establishment of new national cemeteries (see H.R. 3544), H9396 [9SE]
———reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans (H.R. 3954) (see H.R. 3886), H11580 [21OC]
———require honor guards participating in funerals of veterans in national cemeteries to offer families the option of having a 13-fold flag recitation (see H.R. 2586), H6010 [21MY]
———restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and restore headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons (see H.R. 4044), H12586 [6NO]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see S. 1407), S7192 [7JY] (see H.R. 3082), H7703 [26JN]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (see H. Res. 622), H7945 [9JY]
Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Service Detachment unit for performance of military funeral honors for veterans (see H. Res. 916), H13266 [18NO]
FTC: establish rules to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to the provision of funeral services (see H.R. 3655), H9998 [25SE]
House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 225), H3104 [9MR]
Salt Lake City, UT: provide for sale of the Federal Government's reversionary interest in certain land originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association (see S. 865), S4573 [22AP] (see H.R. 1442), H3337 [11MR]
SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 427), S2229 [12FE] (see H.R. 1352), H3054 [5MR]
Taxation: allow a credit for unreimbursed funeral expenses relative to a deceased indigent individual (see H.R. 3809), H11383 [14OC]
Veterans: enhance burial benefits (see H.R. 4045), H12587 [6NO]
———exclude those convicted of certain sex offenses from receiving burial-related benefits and funeral honors available to certain veterans, Armed Forces members, and related individuals (see H.R. 731), H602 [27JA]
———provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries (see S. 1866), S10734 [26OC] (see S. 2096), S10916 [29OC] (see H.R. 761), H778 [28JA]
———provide support of funeral ceremonies for veterans provided by details that consist solely of members of veterans organizations and other organizations (see H.R. 2486), H5791 [19MY]
Letters
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services: Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H7975 [10JY]
———Raymond C. Kelley, AMVETS (organization), H7976 [10JY]
———Raymond E. Dempsey, DAV, H7974 [10JY]
———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H7975 [10JY]
———Steve Robertson, American Legion, H7975 [10JY]
Fallen Hero Commemoration Act: Charlotte Hall, American Society of Newspaper Editors, H1641 [23FE]
———Mickey H. Osterreicher, National Press Photographers Association, Inc., H1641 [23FE]
Motions
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11368 [16NO], S11409 [17NO]
Remarks in House
Appropriations: eliminate earmarks from appropriations legislation, H7989, H7990 [10JY]
———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H7731 [7JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: tribute to Army 3d Infantry Regiment continuous guard detail at the Tomb of the Unknowns, H8393 [20JY]
Bakersfield National Cemetery: tribute to first burials, E1631 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense: grant accredited members of the media access when remains of soldiers arrive at military installations (H.R. 269), H1640 [23FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region (H.R. 174), H12168-H12170 [2NO]
———provide guidelines for establishment of new national cemeteries (H.R. 3544), H12168 [2NO]
———reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details at the funerals of veterans (H.R. 3886), E2674 [29OC]
———State veterans cemeteries construction grants funding, H7986 [10JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H14466, H14473 [10DE]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), H7960-H7992 [10JY], E1730, E1733, E1742 [13JY], E1764 [14JY], E1772 [15JY], E1857 [21JY]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (H. Res. 622), H7951-H7960 [10JY]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), earmark declaration, H7976 [10JY], E1639, E1644, E1649 [7JY], E1680, E1683 [8JY], E1687, E1688, E1690, E1692, E1698, E1703, E1704, E1707, E1708 [9JY], E1713, E1714, E1715, E1716, E1717, E1718, E1719, E1720, E1722 [10JY], E1754 [14JY], E1838 [17JY], E1894 [22JY], E2126 [31JY]
Fort Sam Houston, TX: tribute to Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Memorial Service Detachment unit for performance of military funeral honors for veterans, H12492 [6NO]
Mount Vernon, IL: anniversary of Oakwood Cemetery, E1222 [20MY]
National Park Service: improve cemetery maintenance standards, H7407 [25JN]
Salt Lake City, UT: provide for sale of the Federal Government's reversionary interest in certain land originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association (H.R. 1442), H8052 [14JY]
San Benito, TX: dedication of San Benito Memorial Park cemetery and Freddy Fender memorial, E1313 [4JN]
Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery Foundation: tribute to Historical Soldiers' Relocation Project, E1241 [21MY]
Veterans: provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries, H12158 [2NO]
Remarks in Senate
Armed Forces: enhance travel and transportation benefits for survivors of deceased members for purposes of attending memorial ceremonies, S7967 [23JY]
Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S11191 [5NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (S. 728), S3926 [26MR], S10245-S10251 [7OC]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region (S. 691), S3786 [25MR]
———State veterans cemeteries construction grants funding, S11331 [10NO]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S11187-S11191 [5NO], S11239-S11241 [6NO], S11265, S11267-S11273, S11283 [9NO], S11313, S11316, S11320-S11322, S11325, S11326, S11331 [10NO], S11361, S11370, S11377-S11379 [16NO], S11395, S11402-S11411 [17NO], S11485 [18NO]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), motion to commit, S11369, S11371 [16NO]
———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), unanimous-consent agreement, S11334 [10NO]
———military construction and veterans' services across-the-board funding reduction, S11369, S11371 [16NO]
———prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN), S11313 [10NO]
John T. Noble Trucking (business): tribute to efforts to support creation of Northern Maine Veteran's Cemetery, S5432 [13MY]
Reports
Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items in H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services, S11241 [6NO]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 622) (H. Rept. 111-195), H7945 [9JY]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3082) (H. Rept. 111-188), H7703 [26JN]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1407) (S. Rept. 111-40), S7192 [7JY]
Federal Government's Reversionary Interest Sale in Certain Land Originally Conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1442) (H. Rept. 111-198), H8007 [10JY]
Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 728) (S. Rept. 111-71), S9132 [8SE]
Rulings of the Chair
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration (H. Res. 622), H7951 [10JY]
Tables
Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S11191 [5NO]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S11331 [10NO]
Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H7963-H7967 [10JY], H14468-H14472 [10DE]
Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H7731 [7JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 622, consideration of H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H7951 [10JY]
H.R. 174, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region, H12168 [2NO]
H.R. 1442, sale of the Federal Government's reversionary interest in certain land originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association in Salt Lake City, UT, H8052 [14JY]
H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, S11500-S11508 [18NO], H7976-H7983 [10JY]
S. 691, establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region, S3787 [25MR]
S. 728, Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act, S3927-S3930 [26MR]