A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish cemetery memorial headstones or markers to commemorate veterans who die after being honorably discharged and whose remains are not recovered or identified.

Summary

Removes the requirement that a veteran die in the service in order to be entitled to a memorial headstone or marker when the veteran's remains have not been recovered or identified or have been buried at sea.

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Timeline

1. 20 April 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 April 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 April 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 April 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Carney, Charles J. [D-OH-19] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Walsh, William F. [R-NY-33] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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