United States · Law · S
S. 4949 (117th)
National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022
Introduced
27 September 2022
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 117-355.
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28 May 2025
Summary
National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022 This bill addresses the administration and jurisdiction of national cemeteries, including by authorizing the Department of the Army to transfer certain lands to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expand the Fort Bliss National Cemetery, allowing the VA to designate green burial sections in national cemeteries, and prohibiting persons who have committed certain crimes from being interred or memorialized in the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National Cemetery.
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Documents
12 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 6 January 2023
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 6 January 2023
Public Law
summary · EN · 5 January 2023
Passed House
summary · EN · 22 December 2022
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 19 December 2022
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 19 December 2022
Passed Senate
summary · EN · 19 December 2022
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 September 2022
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 September 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 September 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4949
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/4949