114-hr-1338114th Congress

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

Sponsored By: Representative Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]

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Summary

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study and report to Congress on matters relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, including: the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains; the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate the interment of such remains in such cemeteries; state and local laws that affect the Secretary's ability to inter unclaimed veterans' remains in such cemeteries; and recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]

PA • R

Cosponsors

Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
CA • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
ANDER CRENSHAW
FL • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
ROBERT BRADY
PA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
WALTER JONES
NC • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
PETER KING
NY • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]
FL • R
Sponsored 3/6/2015
Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2]
NE • D
Sponsored 3/26/2015
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/26/2015
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/26/2015
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 3/26/2015
Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2]
MN • R
Sponsored 3/26/2015
Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/26/2015
Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
SC • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
CA • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]
MI • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/21/2015
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/6/2015
JOHN DUNCAN
TN • R
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
AZ • R
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/14/2015
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/19/2015
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/19/2015
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/19/2015
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/19/2015
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
Sponsored 5/19/2015
Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/19/2015
JOSEPH PITTS
PA • R
Sponsored 5/19/2015
FRANK LOBIONDO
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/19/2015
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 5/22/2015
CHAKA FATTAH
PA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2015
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2015
Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/22/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/22/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2015
RICHARD NOLAN
MN • D
Sponsored 5/22/2015
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/22/2015
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/22/2015
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2015
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/1/2015
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
MO • R
Sponsored 6/1/2015
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/1/2015
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/1/2015
Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/1/2015
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/1/2015
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/3/2015
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/3/2015
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
Sponsored 6/3/2015
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 6/3/2015
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/3/2015
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/3/2015
Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 6/8/2015
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/8/2015
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
CA • R
Sponsored 6/8/2015
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
LA • R
Sponsored 6/10/2015
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/10/2015
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
AR • R
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/16/2015
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/23/2015
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/23/2015
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/23/2015
WILLIAM THORNBERRY
TX • R
Sponsored 7/7/2015
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/7/2015
Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
IN • R
Sponsored 7/21/2015
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]
AL • R
Sponsored 9/17/2015
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2015

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Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

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