Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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Enacted
Mark Our Place Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish a headstone, marker, or medallion signifying the status of a deceased member of the Armed Forces as a Medal of Honor recipient regardless of when the member served. Under current law, only Medal of Honor recipients who served after 1917 are eligible for such markers.
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Mark Our Place Act
USA118th CongressHR-6507| House
| Updated: 12/15/2023
Mark Our Place Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish a headstone, marker, or medallion signifying the status of a deceased member of the Armed Forces as a Medal of Honor recipient regardless of when the member served. Under current law, only Medal of Honor recipients who served after 1917 are eligible for such markers.