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H.R. 2018 (113th)

Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013

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Introduced

16 May 2013

Last action

31 May 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

12 August 2025

Defence

Summary

Honor Those Who Served Act of 2013 - Revises veterans' burial benefits provisions to allow a person to request a headstone or marker from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commemorate an eligible individual if such person is: (1) the decedent's next of kin; (2) a person authorized by the next of kin to make such request; (3) a personal representative authorized by the decedent to make such request; (4) in the case of a decedent for whom there is no person under (1) through (3) identified, a state veterans agency, a military researcher, a local historian, a genealogist, or other person familiar with methods necessary to prove the identity of the decedent; or (5) in the case of a veteran who served on active duty at least 62 years before the date on which the headstone or marker is requested, any person. Allows for the request of a headstone or marker without an emblem of religious belief.

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Timeline

  1. 16 May 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 May 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 May 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 31 May 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2013

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    Introduced in House · EN · 16 May 2013

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