H.R. 3944 · 117th Congress
Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021
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Kuster
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Palazzo
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Craig
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Armstrong
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Ryan
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Blunt Rochester
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LaMalfa
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Malinowski
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Napolitano
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Omar
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Roybal-Allard
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Thompson
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Bonamici
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Larsen
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Titus
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Veasey
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Krishnamoorthi
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Kim
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Lofgren
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Stansbury
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Trone
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Kahele2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from establishing a condition for a cemetery grant that restricts the ability of a state to inter certain reservists (or their spouses and children) at a state-owned veterans' cemetery solely because such individuals are ineligible for burial in an open national cemetery.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 16, 2021
Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from establishing a condition for a cemetery grant that restricts the ability of a state to inter certain reservists (or their spouses and children) at a state-owned veterans' cemetery solely because such individuals are ineligible for burial in an open national cemetery.
Specifically, as a condition for grants, the VA cannot restrict the ability of a state to inter a
- member of a reserve component whose service was terminated under honorable conditions;
- member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard whose service was terminated under honorable conditions;
- member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the Army, Navy, or Air Force who died under honorable conditions while a member; and
- spouse, minor child, or unmarried adult child of any member described above.
The VA is prohibited from (1) denying an application for a grant solely on the basis that the recipient state may use funds to expand, improve, operate, or maintain a veterans' cemetery to allow for the internment of the specified individuals; and (2) enforcing certain conditions on grants for state veterans' cemeteries that were established before the date of enactment of this bill.
The bill also provides for plot allowances for the individuals listed in the bill.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021
Latest action (Nov 4, 2021): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 12.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 16, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.