HR 2810 · 96th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow a surviving spouse of a deceased veteran to be buried in a national cemetery with such veteran even if the surviving spouse has remarried.

Introduced 1979-03-13· Sponsored by Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1979-03-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Includes the remarried surviving spouse of a deceased veteran among those persons eligible for interment in a national cemetery. Stipulates that such remarried spouse may be so interred only upon his or her election and only if such person's grave is adjacent to that of the former spouse veteran.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican