A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Veterans' Administration to furnish memorial headstones and markers to commemorate veterans who by choice are buried at sea, who donate their bodies to science, or who are cremated and have their ashes scattered without interment.

Summary

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish a memorial headstone or marker to commemorate any veteran whose remains are unavailable because of a donation to science, a burial at sea, or other causes. Directs the Administrator to set aside suitable areas in national cemeteries to honor such veterans.

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Timeline

1. 24 March 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 March 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 5 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

5. 28 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

6. 11 June 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

7. 25 June 1981

   Reported

   Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 917 ordered to be reported.

   Source: Committee

8. 30 June 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans received executive comment from OMB.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 24 March 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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