Bill114th CongressFiled Mar 10, 2015Armed Forces and National Security
S. 695
Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 10, 2015)
Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study and report to Congress on matters relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, including:
- the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains;
- the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate the interment of such remains in such cemeteries;
- state and local laws that affect the Secretary's ability to inter unclaimed veterans' remains in such cemeteries; and
- recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action.
What just happenedMar 10, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA](R-PA)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateMar 10, 2015
- Mar 10, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 10, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate