House Bill 5639
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 16, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5639
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish an urn or commemorative plaque in lieu of a headstone or marker to eligible deceased individuals if requested. Specifically, the United States must pay for an urn (in which the remains of such individual may be placed at private expense) or a commemorative plaque signifying the individual's status as a veteran.
Eligible deceased individuals are those who
- served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917;
- are buried in a private cemetery but eligible for burial in a national cemetery;
- are buried in a private cemetery and were entitled to a headstone, marker or medallion (or would have been but for their age); and
- were cremated and not interred in a national cemetery, a state veterans' cemetery, a tribal cemetery, or a private cemetery.
January 16, 2020
07/30/2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
07/30/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
07/30/2020
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
02/07/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
01/16/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
01/16/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 10, 2022 11:25:36 PM