H.R. 5639 · 116th Congress
Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 16, 2020
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act
Latest action (Jul 30, 2020): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 16, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.