(Sec. 1) This bill expands eligibility for memorial headstones and markers provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain family members of veterans. Eligibility for dependent children and remarried spouses whose remains are unavailable is expanded to include all those who die on or after November 11, 1998.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-387.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 284.
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8507)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3656.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8507)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8507)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1320-1321)
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1320-1321)
Enacted as Public Law 115-136
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 115-136.
Became Public Law No: 115-136.