HR 2018 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-05-16· Sponsored by Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]· House

Bill Progress

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.(2013-05-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013 - Revises veterans' burial benefits provisions to allow a person to request a headstone or marker from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commemorate an eligible individual if such person is: (1) the decedent's next of kin; (2) a person authorized by the next of kin to make such request; (3) a personal representative authorized by the decedent to make such request; (4) in the case of a decedent for whom there is no person under (1) through (3) identified, a state veterans agency, a military researcher, a local historian, a genealogist, or other person familiar with methods necessary to prove the identity of the decedent; or (5) in the case of a veteran who served on active duty at least 62 years before the date on which the headstone or marker is requested, any person. Allows for the request of a headstone or marker without an emblem of religious belief.…

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Cosponsors (9)

3 Democrats6 Republicans