# 114-hr-3715: Final Farewell Act of 2016

114-hr-3715, Final Farewell Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by CORRINE BROWN (D-FL); 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-3715
- Congress: 114
- Title: Final Farewell Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-10-08
- Sponsor: CORRINE BROWN (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Final Farewell Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to permit the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery during weekends, other than federal holiday weekends, upon the request of the veteran's next-of-kin made for religious or cultural reasons. Any grant to assist a state in establishing a veterans' cemetery shall require that the cemetery permits the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran during weekends, other than federal holiday weekends, upon the request of the veteran's next-of-kin made for religious or cultural reasons.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6147: Apollo I Memorial Act
- 114-hr-6072: Election Integrity Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5930: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
- 114-hr-5846: Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5783: Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5682: Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-3715 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3715)

## Related
- [114-hr-6147: Apollo I Memorial Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6147)
- [114-hr-6072: Election Integrity Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6072)
- [114-hr-5930: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5930)
- [114-hr-5846: Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5846)
- [114-hr-5783: Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5783)
- [114-hr-5682: Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5682)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3715 (as of 2025-11-18).