Expanding America’s National Cemetery Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 3/30/2023
Actions
- 2023-03-30Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2023-03-07Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-03-07Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-03-07Introduced in House
- 2023-03-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-07 (00)
Expanding America's National Cemetery Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs, before Arlington National Cemetery reaches capacity, to expand or otherwise modify an existing national cemetery to ensure that full military honors are provided in a specified manner.
Specifically, the VA must expand or modify such a cemetery to ensure that full military honors are provided (1) in a manner consistent with the full military honors provided for interment in Arlington National Cemetery as of March 31, 2023; and (2) using the eligibility criteria in effect on March 31, 2023, for providing full military honors for interment in Arlington National Cemetery.
Cosponsors (20)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Jeff Jackson (D-NC)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Marc Veasey (D-TX)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
- John James (R-MI)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
- Patrick Ryan (D-NY)
- Kathy Manning (D-NC)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- John Moolenaar (R-MI)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
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