To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.

Summary

Official

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the burial transportation costs of certain deceased veterans to a state- or tribal-owned veterans' cemetery in which the deceased veteran is eligible to be buried.

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Bill Progress

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Introduced(3/7/17)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Banks

Senate (R) Indiana

Cosponsors (3)

Messer

(R) IN

Budd

Senate (R) North Carolina

Radewagen

House (R) American Samoa

Topics

Social Programs

Defense

Infrastructure

Latest Action

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Apr 27, 2017