H.R. 4335Servicemember Family Burial Act

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Sponsor: J. Luis Correa [D-CA-46]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Latest action: May 8, 2018 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

IntroducedNov 9, 2017
Passed the HouseMay 7, 2018
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Servicemember Family Burial Act

This bill revises eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-provided memorial headstones and markers that commemorate individuals whose remains are unavailable. The bill makes eligible the spouse or eligible dependent child of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces serving on active duty under other than dishonorable conditions at the time of the spouse's or child's death.

The spouse, minor child, and, in the VA's discretion, unmarried adult child of such a member of the Armed Forces may be buried in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4335 as introduced in House on Nov 9, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 168

House May 7, 2018

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Servicemember Family Burial Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

389 Yea 0 Nay 39 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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How the chamber split

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All members428 members

Democratic193 members

Republican235 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4335 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

RMike Coffman [R-CO-06]Joined Nov 14, 2017

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H.R. 4335Servicemember Family Burial Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 168

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

H.R. 4335Servicemember Family Burial Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 168

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

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Who lobbied on H.R. 43353 organizations