WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Military cemeteries and funerals

H.R. 3949, The Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.72

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3949 would amend title 38, United States Code, and the Servicemember Civil Relief Act, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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P.L. 111-84, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $14.17

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2647 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010....

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S. 728, The Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $6.37

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 728 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance benefits....

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S. 1407, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $1033.24

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1407 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 3082, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $1020.60

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3082 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 1037, The Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1037 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States Code....

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H.R. 2586, To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from authorizing honor guards to participate in funerals of veterans interred in national cemeteries unless the honor guards may offer veterans' families the option of having the honor guard perform a 13-fold flag recitation, and for other purposes

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2586 would prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from authorizing honor guards to participate in funerals of veterans interred in national cemeteries unless the honor guards may offer veterans' families the option of having the honor guard perform a 13-fold flag recitation....

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H.R. 2594, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2594 would amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries....

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H.R. 2642, The Veterans Missing in America Act of 2009

Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2642 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery....

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H.R. 2486, To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for support of funeral ceremonies for veterans provided by details that consist solely of members of veterans organizations and other organizations, and for other purposes

Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2486 would amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for support of funeral ceremonies for veterans provided by details that consist solely of members of veterans organizations and other organizations....

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H.R. 2257, The Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2257 would amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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S. 746, A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 746 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri....

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S. 691, A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region, and for other purposes

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 691 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region....

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H.R. 1633, The Honor the Written Intent of our Soldier Heroes Act

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1633 would amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize a member of the Armed Forces to designate anyone as the person authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the member if the member dies while on active duty....

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H.R. 1163, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1163 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri....

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H.R. 1114, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that geographic area

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1114 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that geographic area....

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H.R. 761, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 761 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries....

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S. 336, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 336 would make supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 731, The Jenny's Law

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 731 would amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude individuals who have been convicted of committing certain sex offenses from receiving certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors which are otherwise available to certain veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and related individuals....

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S. 315, The Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

S. 315 would amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 430, The Lance Corporal Jeremy Burris Act

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 430 would amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers, and graves commemorating persons serving in the Armed Forces on private property....

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H.R. 292, The Department of Veterans Affairs Energy Sustainability Act of 2009

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 292 would improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 269, The Fallen Hero Commemoration Act

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 269 would require the Department of Defense to grant access to accredited members of the media when the remains of members of the Armed Forces arrive at military installations in the United States....

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H.R. 174, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to established a national cemetery for vetrans in the southern Colorado region

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 174 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to established a national cemetery for vetrans in the southern Colorado region....

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H.R. 217, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 217 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina....

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