HR 531 · 109th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

State Veterans Cemetery Fairness Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-02-02· Sponsored by Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.(2005-04-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] State Veterans Cemetery Fairness Act of 2005 - Makes the burial plot allowance for a veteran who dies in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility or a facility providing Department-contracted care $300 (current law) or the lesser of the actual costs or $750 in the case of a State in which ground burial in a national cemetery is not available.…

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Cosponsors (12)

10 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]IL
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]NJ
Rep. Bradley, Jeb [R-NH-1]NH
Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]NH
Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6]OH
Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]HI
Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]ME
Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]ME
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]MI