HR 5639 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

Introduced 2020-01-16· Sponsored by Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]· 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: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.(2020-07-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish an urn or commemorative plaque in lieu of a headstone or marker to eligible deceased individuals if requested. Specifically, the United States must pay for an urn (in which the remains of such individual may be placed at private expense) or a commemorative plaque signifying the individual's status as a veteran. Eligible deceased individuals are those who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; are buried in a private cemetery but eligible for burial in a national cemetery; are buried in a private cemetery and were entitled to a headstone, marker or medallion (or would have been but for their age); and were cremated and not interred in a national cemetery, a state veterans' cemetery, a tribal cemetery, or a private cemetery.…

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Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5639, Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

Aug 28, 2020

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 30, 2020

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans