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H.R. 70 (106th)

Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act

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Introduced

6 January 1999

Last action

24 March 1999 · Introduced

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Rep. Hilleary, Van [R-TN-4], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Turner, Jim [D-TX-2], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]

Subjects

Defence

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20 August 2025

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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 and any person who served on active duty and at the time of death was entitled to retired pay (or would have been so entitled but for his or her age); (3) 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; (4) any former member whose last active military service was terminated honorably and who has been awarded one of a number of specified military decorations; (5) any former prisoner of war who dies on or after November 30, 1993; (6) the President or any former President; (7) 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); (8) 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; (9) the individual whose spouse, minor child, and unmarried adult child (discretionary) is eligible under (8), above, but only if buried in the same gravesite; (10) 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; (11) 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 (12) 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.

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Timeline

  1. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 January 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 January 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E48)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 18 March 1999

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 37.

    Source: Calendars

  6. 18 March 1999

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 106-70.

    Source: Committee

  7. 18 March 1999

    Reported

    Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 106-70.

    Source: Committee

  8. 18 March 1999

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  9. 18 March 1999

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  10. 23 March 1999

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

  11. 23 March 1999

    Vote

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428 - 2 (Roll no. 61).

    Source: Floor

  12. 23 March 1999

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428 - 2 (Roll no. 61).

    Source: Floor

  13. 23 March 1999

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1483-1488, H1547-1548)

    Source: Floor

  14. 23 March 1999

    Vote

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

    Source: Floor

  15. 23 March 1999

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 70.

    Source: Floor

  16. 23 March 1999

    Floor

    Mr. Stump moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  17. 24 March 1999

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

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