HR 12252 · 95th Congress · Cemeteries and funerals
A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a $150 allowance to any State or any agency or political subdivision of a State in reimbursement for expenses incurred in the burial of each veteran in any cemetery owned by such State or agency or political subdivision of a State, if the cemetery or section thereof is used solely for the interment of veterans.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1978-07-19)
Recorded Votes
PassedHouse · 1978-07-18
Yea 407Nay 9
PassedHouse · 1978-07-18
Yea 407Nay 9
Plain Language Summary
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Provides for a burial allowance of $150 to be paid by the Veterans' Administration: (1) to any State or political subdivision thereof for burying a veteran in any cemetery owned by the State or subdivision if such cemetery or section thereof is used solely for the interment of veterans; or (2) to a person prescribed by the deceased veteran if burial is in a cemetery other than the kind described.…
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Cosponsors (20)
16 Democrats4 Republicans