Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act became law 136 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedJan 30, 2018
Reported—
Passed one chamberMay 7, 2018
Passed bothMay 24, 2018
LawJun 15, 2018
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 50 words.
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in open cemeteries under National Park Service control. The use of outer burial receptacles in such cemeteries shall be in accordance with regulations or procedures approved by Interior.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
House Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 59 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 496 words
- Subjects
- Administrative remediesCemeteries and funeralsVeterans' organizations and recognition
- Latest action
- Jun 15, 2018: Became Public Law No: 115-184.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 115th S. 2372 VA MISSION Act of 2018 R · Law
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]