Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act

Summary

Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act - Allows the remains of the following persons to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery: (1) any member of the armed forces who dies while on active duty; (2) any retired member of the armed forces; (3) any member or former member of a reserve component of the armed forces who served on active duty, who was honorably discharged from active duty, who was under 60 years of age, and who, but for such age, would have been eligible for retired pay; (4) any former member who was separated for physical disability before October 1, 1949, who served on active duty, and who would have been eligible for disability retirement if such provisions had been in effect on such date; (5) any former member whose last active military service was terminated honorably and who has been awarded one of a number of specified military decorations; (6) any former prisoner of war who dies on or after November 30, 1993; (7) any reserve member who dies while on active duty for training or inactive duty training; (8) the President or any former President; (9) the spouse, surviving spouse, minor child, and, in the discretion of the Cemetery's Superintendent, unmarried adult child of an interred member (but only if buried in the same gravesite); (10) the spouse, minor child, and unmarried adult child (discretionary) of a member on active duty if such person dies while the member is on active duty; (11) the individual whose spouse, minor child, and unmarried adult child (discretionary) is eligible under (10), above, but only if buried in the same gravesite; (12) the parents of a minor child or unmarried adult child whose remains, based on the parent's eligibility, are already buried in the Cemetery, but only if buried in the same gravesite; (13) the surviving spouse, minor child, and unmarried adult child (discretionary) of a member who was lost, buried at sea, or officially determined to be permanently absent in a status of missing or missing in action; and (14) the surviving spouse, minor child, and unmarried adult child (discretionary) of a member buried in a cemetery under the jurisdiction of the American Battle Monuments Commission. Authorizes the President to deem an otherwise ineligible individual as eligible for such burial for extraordinary acts, services, or contributions to the armed forces.

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Timeline

1. 13 June 2002

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 June 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 June 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 July 2002

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

   Source: Committee

5. 9 July 2002

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

6. 9 July 2002

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 16 July 2002

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 3.

   Source: Committee

8. 16 July 2002

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 18 July 2002

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 352.

   Source: Calendars

10. 18 July 2002

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 107-588.

    Source: Committee

11. 18 July 2002

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 107-588.

    Source: Committee

12. 22 July 2002

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

13. 22 July 2002

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5013-5015)

    Source: Floor

14. 22 July 2002

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5013-5015)

    Source: Floor

15. 22 July 2002

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4940.

    Source: Floor

16. 22 July 2002

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5013-5017)

    Source: Floor

17. 22 July 2002

    Floor

    Mr. Moran (KS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

18. 23 July 2002

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 23 July 2002 · Download file
• Engrossed in House · 22 July 2002 · Download file
• Reported in House · 18 July 2002 · Download file
• Introduced in House · 13 June 2002 · Download file

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• Referred in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1] · R · Cosponsor
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