House Bill 6060
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 2, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6060
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an outer burial receptacle (i.e., a container for a casket) for new graves in cemeteries funded by a grant to a state or a tribal organization under the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program.
March 2, 2020
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03/10/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
03/02/2020
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
03/02/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 10, 2022 11:25:36 PM