Bill116th CongressFiled Mar 5, 2019Armed Forces and National Security
S. 646
Full Military Honors Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 5, 2019)
Full Military Honors Act of 2019
This bill requires full military honors to be provided for the funerals of certain veterans. Specifically, a veteran shall receive full military honors if the veteran (1) is first interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery, (2) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal, and (3) is not entitled to full military honors because of such veteran's grade.
What just happenedMar 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR](R-AR)Sponsor
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- Introduced in SenateMar 5, 2019
- Mar 5, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 5, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate