CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS see also National Cemeteries

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3016, H3017 [3JN], H3057, H3058, H3061, H3063, H3064, H3065, H3067, H3072, H3073, H3074, H3075, H3077, H3078, H3079, H3080, H3097, H3098 [4JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3040 [4JN]

National cemeteries: provide authority to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery and disinter remains of Michael L. Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (S. 1471), S8134, S8135 [18NO]

Bills and resolutions

Arlington National Cemetery: authorize burial of members who served in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 2157), H2953 [23MY]

——— permit visitors to leave appropriate items on gravesites and markers located in section 60 dedicated to the dead from Iraq and Afghanistan wars (see H.R. 3506), H7151 [15NO]

——— provide a site for a memorial marker to honor the memory of Army 24th Infantry Division members who received the Medal of Honor (see H. Con. Res. 37), H2838 [21MY]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3274), H6411 [8OC]

——— authorize payment of expenses for a stopover of the remains of certain decedents en route to the final destination (see H.R. 3337), H6769 [23OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see H.J. Res. 91), H6411 [8OC]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 3352), H6827 [28OC]

Army: establish chain of command for Army National Military Cemeteries (see H.R. 2209), H2955 [23MY]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (see S.J. Res. 24), S7386 [10OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 447), S1126 [5MR] (see H.R. 291), H170 [15JA]

Dept. of HHS: use unobligated amounts from Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund to pay for military death gratuities and funeral and related travel and housing expenses during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3289), H6545 [11OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see S. 1755), S8457 [21NO]

——— furnish headstones and markers for certain deceased veterans buried in veterans’ cemeteries of Indian tribes (see H.R. 2039), H2717 [16MY]

——— identify persons other than next of kin that are eligible to request headstones or markers for veterans’ graves (see H.R. 2018), H2716 [16MY]

——— increase burial and funeral expense benefits for certain veterans (see H.R. 1987), H2653 [15MY]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 200), S438 [31JA] (see H.R. 3369), H6901 [29OC]

——— make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2310), H3287 [11JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see H.R. 2216), H3013 [3JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (see H. Res. 243), H3014 [3JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service from veterans and veterans service organizations at national cemeteries (see H.R. 1957), H2574 [13MY]

Forest Service: convey certain parcels of land to Fruit Heights, UT (see S. 509), S1270 [7MR] (see H.R. 993), H1318 [6MR]

House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans’ affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 13), H33 [3JA]

Jefferson National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to the Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery Association of Pound, VA (see H.R. 2331), H3356 [12JN]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Senate Chamber for use during memorial services (see S. Con. Res. 18), S3955 [4JN]

——— hold memorial observances in the Senate Chamber and invite Members of the House, family of the deceased, the President, and other high-ranking officials to such observances (see S. Res. 160), S3955 [4JN]

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see H.R. 865), H701 [27FE]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute to mission to show sincere respect for fallen Armed Forces members by attending funeral services of a fallen member as invited guests of the family (see H. Res. 405), H6997 [12NO]

Peace Corps: allow former volunteers to use the seal, emblem, or name of Peace Corps on death announcements and grave stones (see H.R. 1573), H2026 [15AP]

Letters

Armed Forces death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members: Repesentative Jackson Lee, H6433 [9OC]

Motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3086 [4JN]

Remarks in House

Arlington National Cemetery: anniversary of the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment which provides sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns, H1840 [9AP]

——— permit visitors to leave appropriate items on gravesites and markers located in section 60 dedicated to the dead from Iraq and Afghanistan wars (H.R. 3506), E1677 [15NO]

Armed Forces: appropriate funds necessary to pay death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3274), H6361 [8OC]

——— impact of Government shutdown on the payment of death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members, H6533 [11OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), H6354, H6357 [8OC], H6421, H6423, H6424, H6426, H6427, H6428, H6430, H6431–H6435, H6443 [9OC], H6500 [11OC], E1468 [9OC], E1488 [11OC]

Auburn, CA: tribute to Auburn Area Honor Guard, E1627 [12NO]

Batesville, MS: tribute to Cooley’s Morturary, Inc., E1798 [5DE]

Bolton, MS: tribute to Bolton Funeral Home, E1864 [12DE]

——— tribute to Mount Olive Church Cemetery, E1802 [5DE]

Cleveland, MS: tribute to Brinson Funeral Home, E1794 [5DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: National Cemetery Administration funding, H145, H146 [15JA]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3022, H3023, H3044–H3088 [4JN], H3226 [6JN], H6128 [2OC], H6201, H6202, H6204–H6207 [3OC], E799, E801, E806 [5JN], E816 [6JN], E865 [14JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3032–H3042 [4JN], E839 [11JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), motion to recommit, H3086, H3087 [4JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), unanimous-consent agreement, H3069 [4JN]

District of Columbia: tribute to Woodlawn Cemetery, E1523 [16OC]

Forest Service: convey certain parcels of land to Fruit Heights, UT (H.R. 993), H3265, H3266 [11JN]

Jackson, MS: tribute to Collins Funeral Home, Inc., E1846 [12DE]

Lautenberg, Frank R.: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Senate Chamber for use during memorial services (S. Con. Res. 18), H3044 [4JN]

Lexington, MS: tribute to Porter & Sons Funeral Home, E1805 [5DE]

Marks, MS: tribute to Delta Burial Corp., E1800 [5DE]

Niagara Falls, NY: anniversary of E.B. Green Mausoleum, E1183 [1AU]

Special Operations Warrior Foundation: tribute, H6430 [9OC]

Tutwiler, MS: tribute to Tutwiler Funeral Homes, E1860 [12DE]

Vicksburg, MS: tribute to W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home, E1862 [12DE]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: impact of Government shutdown on the payment of death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members, S7283, S7293, S7294 [8OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), S7312, S7325, S7326, S7352, S7354 [9OC], S7357, S7368–S7370 [10OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), unanimous-consent agreement, S7368 [10OC]

——— making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members (H.J. Res. 91), unanimous-consent request, S7328 [9OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S1692 [12MR]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), S7668 [30OC]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: tribute to provision of military death benefits to families of fallen servicemen during the Government shutdown, S7359, S7361, S7362 [10OC]

Reports filed

Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 447) (S. Rept. 113–63), S5498 [27JN]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 291) (H. Rept. 113–26), H1855 [9AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2216, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 113–95), H3014 [3JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2216) (H. Rept. 113–90), H3013 [3JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2216) (S. Rept. 113–48), S5497 [27JN]

Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 993) (H. Rept. 113–65), H2773 [17MY]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3046–H3050 [4JN]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 91, death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased Armed Forces members continuing appropriations, H6431 [9OC]

H.R. 291, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2410 [6MY]

H.R. 993, Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act, H3265 [11JN]

S. 1471, Respect for National Cemeteries Act, S8136 [18NO], H7640 [11DE]

S. Con. Res. 18, authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Senate Chamber for use during memorial services for Frank R. Lautenberg, S3962 [4JN], H3044 [4JN]

S. Res. 160, hold memorial observances for Frank R. Lautenberg in the Senate Chamber and invite Members of the House, family of the deceased, the President, and other high-ranking officials to such observances, S3961 [4JN]