CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS related term(s) National Cemeteries

Amendments

Armed Forces: require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (S. 3523), S6773 [10OC]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), S2761, S2762, S2776 [17MY], S2797, S2798, S2799 [21MY], S2837, S2838 [22MY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 891), H4006 [16MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, S4891 [11JY]

Articles and editorials

Pearl Harbor Casualty’s Remains Getting a Proper Funeral Ends Lifetime of Wondering for Baton Rouge Family Members, S7354 [6DE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see S. 2430), S967 [14FE]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see S. 3523), S6356 [27SE] (see H.R. 6734), H7941 [7SE]

BLM: transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery (see S. 2414), S840 [8FE]

Bush, George: authorize printing of commemorative document in memory (see S. Con. Res. 57), S7275 [4DE]

——— authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use during memorial services (see S. Con. Res. 56), S7256 [3DE]

Coast Guard: making continuing appropriations (see H.R. 7400), H10609 [2JA]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (see S. 2372), S612 [5FE] (see H.R. 4910), H732 [30JA]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), consideration (see H. Res. 891), H3975 [15MY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 121), H4138 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (see H.R. 6420), H6557 [18JY]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries (see S. 2280), S46 [4JA]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see H.R. 6409), H6463 [17JY]

——— seek to enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see S. 2881), S2773 [17MY] (see H.R. 5588), H3452 [23AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see S. 3024), S3293 [7JN] (see H.R. 5786), H3934 [11MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 46), S6143 [12SE]

McCain, John: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use during memorial services (see S. Con. Res. 43), S5954 [27AU]

Native Americans: enhance protections of tangible cultural heritage (see H.R. 7075), H9438 [19OC]

——— increase penalties for violations of laws protecting Native American remains, funerary and sacred objects, and other cultural artifacts and move enforcement of such laws to BIA (see H.R. 6647), H7734 [31JY]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 719), S7431 [11DE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), S2761 [17MY], S2815 [22MY]

Conference reports

Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations (H.R. 5895), H7946–H8106 [10SE]

Letters

Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act: Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3952 [15MY]

——— Representative Roe, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H3952 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel: Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H1088 [13FE]

——— Representative Thornberry, Committee on Armed Services (House), H1088 [13FE]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: Representative Roe, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), E683 [18MY]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), E683 [18MY]

Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act: Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H3754 [7MY]

——— Representative Roe, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H3754 [7MY]

Motions

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), S2761 [17MY], S2865 [23MY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations, H5720 [26JN], H9046 [26SE]

BLM: promote conservation, improve public land management, and provide for sensible development in Pershing County, NV (H.R. 1107), H387–H392 [16JA]

——— transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery (S. 35), H3951–H3953 [15MY]

Bush, George: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use during memorial services (S. Con. Res. 56), H9760 [3DE]

Dept. of Defense: intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel (H. Res. 129), H1087–H1090 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (H.R. 4910), H3753–H3755 [7MY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), H3913 [10MY], H4014–H4046 [16MY], H4236 [18MY], H4861 [7JN], H9536 [15NO], E694, E695 [21MY], E804 [8JN]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), consideration (H. Res. 891), H3991–H4007 [16MY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 121), H4058 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (H.R. 4716), H1450 [7MR]

——— provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, H9799, H9800 [10DE]

——— provide for headstones and markers for, and interment in national cemeteries of, deceased spouses and dependent children of members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty (H.R. 4335), H3755 [7MY]

——— provide headstones and markers for graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries (S. 2248), H9794–H9802 [10DE]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (H.R. 6409), H6637 [23JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H2024 [22MR], H4786–H4792 [6JN], H4862–H4869, H4884–H4977 [7JN], H4984, H4985–H5000 [8JN], H7937 [7SE], H8181–H8184, H8239–H8245 [13SE], E832 [13JN], E1281 [24SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 46), H8245 [13SE]

555th Honors Detachment (organization): tribute, E67 [18JA]

Indiana: tribute to Indy Metropolitan Honor Guard, E1489 [2NO]

Iovanne Funeral Home, Inc.: anniversary, E876 [20JN]

Palm Harbor, FL: tribute to Curlew Hills Memorial Gardens Palm Harbor 9/11 Memorial, E1166 [21AU]

Patriot Guard Riders (organization): tribute, H3156 [12AP]

Riverside National Cemetery: tribute to University of California, Riverside research grant, H1736 [21MR]

Tamina Cemetery and Community Project CDC (organization): tribute, E947 [28JN]

Wreaths Across America Day: observance, H10086 [11DE], H10340 [20DE]

Yarmouth, MA: tribute to grave marking of Isaac Berry at Woodside Cemetery, E973 [6JY]

Yazoo City, MS: tribute to Scott Memorial Funeral Home, E370 [26MR]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: anniversary of 3d Infantry Regiment (Old Guard) reactivation, S2049 [11AP]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (S. 3523), S7897 [19DE]

Bush, George: authorize printing of commemorative document in memory (S. Con. Res. 57), S7298 [4DE]

——— authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use during memorial services (S. Con. Res. 56), S7251 [3DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to staff, S7323 [6DE]

Dept. of Defense: Military Funeral Honors Program funding for Army National Guard State coordinators, S3867 [13JN]

Dept. of the Interior: provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (H.R. 4910), S2942 [24MY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), S1321 [1MR], S3002, S3003 [6JN], S5118–S5122 [23JY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 121), S2882 [23MY]

——— provide outer burial receptacles for veterans’ remains buried in national parks (S. 2372), House amendment, S2761, S2764, S2765 [17MY], S2781 [21MY], S2801, S2806–S2809, S2812, S2815–S2821, S2823–S2827 [22MY], S2843, S2857–S2862, S2864–S2866, S2871 [23MY], S2894, S2909, S2911–S2913 [24MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (S. 1179), S2721 [16MY]

——— provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable (H.R. 3656), S1320, S1321 [1MR]

——— provide headstones and markers for graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries (S. 2248), S1321 [1MR], S7896 [19DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S3973–S3976 [18JN], S4011, S4014–S4016, S4018–S4024, S4026, S4028, S4030, S4031, S4249 [19JN], S4253–S4257, S4271–S4275 [20JN], S4313, S4324, S4325, S4328–S4330 [21JN], S4354, S4358–S4364, S4367 [25JN], S4889–S4891 [11JY], S6045 [6SE], S6116, S6122, S6133–S6136, S6148 [12SE], S6183 [17SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (S. 3024), S3395 [11JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5895), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 46)—unanimous-consent agreement, S6124 [12SE]

McCain, John: authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use during memorial services (S. Con. Res. 43), S5956 [27AU]

Montana: tribute to Korean War veterans, S5262 [24JY]

Veterans Educational Assistance Act: implementation, S7216 [29NO]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 719), S7436, S7453 [11DE]

Reports filed

Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 35) (H. Rept. 115–626), H3094 [10AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 5895, Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1059) (H. Rept. 115–949), H8169 [12SE]

Consideration of H.R. 5895, Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 918) (H. Rept. 115–711), H4775 [5JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 923) (H. Rept. 115–712), H4848 [6JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5786) (H. Rept. 115–673), H3934 [11MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3024) (S. Rept. 115–269), S3292 [7JN]

Energy and Water Development, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 5895) (H. Rept. 115–929), H8106 [10SE]

Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 115–409), S7274 [4DE]

Tables

Energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations (H.R. 5895), H4885–H4898 [7JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 129, Dept. of Defense intensification of efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel, H1087 [13FE]

H. Res. 918, consideration of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, H4785 [6JN]

H. Res. 923, consideration of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations and H.R. 3, Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H4862 [7JN]

H. Res. 1059, consideration of conference report on H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, H8181 [13SE]

H.R. 1107, Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act, H387–H391 [16JA]

H.R. 4335, Servicemember Family Burial Act, H3755 [7MY]

H.R. 4910, Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act, H3753 [7MY]

H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, H4905–H4924 [7JN]

S. 35, Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act, H3951 [15MY]

S. 2248, Dept. of Veterans Affairs provision of headstones and markers for graves of spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries, S1321 [1MR]

S. 2248, Veterans Benefits and Transition Act, H9794–H9798 [10DE]

S. 2372, Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act, S1321 [1MR]

S. 3523, Full Military Honors Act, S7897 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 43, authorize the Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use during memorial services for John McCain, S5956 [27AU], H7773 [28AU]

S. Con. Res. 46, correction in enrollment of H.R. 5895, energy and water development, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans’ services appropriations, S6147 [12SE], H8245 [13SE]

S. Con. Res. 56, Architect of the Capitol authorization to transfer the catafalque from the Capitol Visitor Center to the Capitol rotunda for use during memorial services for George Bush, S7257 [3DE], H9760 [3DE]

S. Con Res. 57, printing of commemorative document in memory of George Bush, S7276 [4DE]

S. Res. 719, Wreaths Across America Day, S7435 [11DE]