United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6456 (119th)
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.
Introduced
4 December 2025
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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8 April 2026
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, after notifying his next of kin. The VA must relinquish the remains to the next of kin or, if no next of kin responds to the notification, arrange for the disposition of the remains. Cota was interred prior to the enactment of regulations that would have barred his interment due to a 1975 rape conviction.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 4 December 2025
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 December 2025
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6456
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/6456