United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4708 (105th)
Veterans Burial Benefits Act of 1998
Introduced
6 October 1998
Last action
6 October 1998 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1], Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Veterans Burial Benefits Act of 1998 - Increases from $300 to $600 the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits; or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and for whom there is no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs.
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Timeline
6 October 1998
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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6 October 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
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6 October 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 October 1998 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4708
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4708
- us · 105-hr-4708 · source updated 21 August 2025