HR 4757 · 114th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
To expand the eligibility for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate.(2016-11-30)
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This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish at a private cemetery, and upon request, a headstone, marker, or medallion that signifies the status of an eligible veteran who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917, as a Medal of Honor recipient. If the VA furnished a headstone, marker, or medallion for a deceased veteran that does not signify his or her status as a Medal of Honor recipient, the VA shall upon request replace that headstone, marker, or medallion with one that signifies the deceased's status as a Medal of Honor recipient.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4757, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand certain benefits related to the burial of deceased veterans, and for other purposes
Oct 14, 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 21, 2016
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office