H.R. 4757

Introduced

To expand the eligibility for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.

Introduced 3/16/2016•114th Congress•House

Latest Action

Received in the Senate.

11/30/2016 • Senate

Summary

(Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish at a private cemetery, and upon request, a headstone, marker, or medallion that signifies the status of an eligible veteran who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917, as a Medal of Honor recipient.

If the VA furnished a headstone, marker, or medallion for a deceased veteran that does not signify his or her status as a Medal of Honor recipient, the VA shall upon request replace that headstone, marker, or medallion with one that signifies the deceased's status as a Medal of Honor recipient.

(Sec. 2) The bill authorizes award of the Presidential Memorial Certificate to certain deceased members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, the Air or Army National Guard, and the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

Passed House amended • 11/29/2016

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security

Cemeteries and funeralsMonuments and memorialsVeterans' organizations and recognition

CBO Cost Estimates (1)

H.R. 4757, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand certain benefits related to the burial of deceased veterans, and for other purposes

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 21, 2016

Published: October 14, 2016