# 114-hr-1338: Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015

114-hr-1338, Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] (R-PA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1338
- Congress: 114
- Title: Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 98
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (98)

- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- ANDER CRENSHAW (R-FL), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] (D-NE), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] (R-MN), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] (R-PA), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2015-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2015-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] (R-CA), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH PITTS (R-PA), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2015-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] (R-OH), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2015-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2015-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2015-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2015-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2015-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- WILLIAM THORNBERRY (R-TX), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2015-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2015-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] (R-AL), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2015-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-1338 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1338)

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