To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of certain veterans of World War I.

United States115th CongressHR-4565House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 6, 2017

Summary

This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is unable to locate any next of kin of a deceased World War I veteran who is eligible for a VA headstone or marker, or would be eligible except for the date of such individual's death, a private cemetery may request the VA to furnish a headstone or marker for the grave or a medallion or other device to signify the individual's veteran status.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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  3. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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