# 114-hr-3278: Veterans Dignified Burial Act

114-hr-3278, Veterans Dignified Burial Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by ED ROYCE (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3278
- Congress: 114
- Title: Veterans Dignified Burial Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-07-29
- Sponsor: ED ROYCE (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Dignified Burial Act Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) upon confirming the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of a local medical examiner, funeral director, county service group, or other similar entity, to request from that entity the specific date of the veteran's scheduled interment; and (2) during each 30-day period following the request to repeat it until the entity confirms the scheduled internment date or that the veteran has been interred. Requires the VA, by March 1 of each year, to report to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on unclaimed deceased veterans interred after the 30-day period following the initial VA request.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3278 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3278)

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- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-6: 21st Century Cures Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3278 (as of 2025-11-18).