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Headstones for Honor Act

USA117th CongressHR-6830| House 
| Updated: 3/28/2022
Anthony G. Brown

Anthony G. Brown

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (8)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Headstones for Honor Act This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs headstones or markers for unmarked graves (or graves in private cemeteries) of specified individuals, including enslaved individuals who served in the Armed Forces in lieu of another individual or those who performed a military function while prohibited from serving as a member of the Armed Forces on the basis of race, gender, sex, or ethnicity.
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Timeline
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  • February 25, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 25, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • March 28, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCemeteries and funeralsCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment information and archivesRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. historyVeterans' organizations and recognition

Headstones for Honor Act

USA117th CongressHR-6830| House 
| Updated: 3/28/2022
Headstones for Honor Act This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs headstones or markers for unmarked graves (or graves in private cemeteries) of specified individuals, including enslaved individuals who served in the Armed Forces in lieu of another individual or those who performed a military function while prohibited from serving as a member of the Armed Forces on the basis of race, gender, sex, or ethnicity.
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Timeline
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  • February 25, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 25, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • March 28, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Anthony G. Brown

Anthony G. Brown

Democratic Representative

Maryland

Cosponsors (8)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Steven Horsford (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCemeteries and funeralsCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment information and archivesRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. historyVeterans' organizations and recognition