Medal of Honor Legacy Act

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Introduced

27 April 2016

Last action

13 May 2016 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summary

Medal of Honor Legacy Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to reserve 100 in-ground burial plots at Arlington National Cemetery for interment of deceased Medal of Honor recipients. Such requirement shall terminate when the Army submits a report on the cemetery's interment and inurnment capacity that includes: (1) the estimated date of achieving maximum capacity; and (2) recommendations to ensure that such capacity is not reached until well into the future, including actions to redefine interment eligibility and considerations for cemetery expansion.

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Timeline

27 April 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2016
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 May 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
13 May 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2016

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5084
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5084
us · 114-hr-5084 · source updated 12 August 2025