Mark Our Place Act became law 397 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedOct 25, 2023
Reported—
Passed one chamberMay 1, 2024
Passed bothNov 18, 2024
LawNov 25, 2024
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 59 words.
Mark Our Place Act This act authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish a headstone, marker, or medallion signifying the status of a deceased member of the Armed Forces as a Medal of Honor recipient regardless of when the member served. Under current law, only Medal of Honor recipients who served after 1917 are eligible for such markers.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 8 of 249 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 358 words
- Subjects
- Cemeteries and funeralsConflicts and warsVeterans' organizations and recognition
- Latest action
- Nov 25, 2024: Became Public Law No: 118-134.
- 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.
Identical or companion · 1
- 118th H.R. 6507 Mark Our Place Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]