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Introduced
11/07/2023
11/07/2023
In Committee
11/27/2023
11/27/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in the Armed Forces.
AI Summary
This bill, the Headstones for Honor Act, amends Title 38 of the United States Code to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for the graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite being ineligible to serve in the Armed Forces. The bill establishes new eligibility criteria, including for enslaved individuals who accompanied Armed Forces or Civil War veterans during active service, and individuals who performed military functions while prohibited from serving based on race, gender, sex, or ethnicity. The bill also requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations informed by input from historians, civil rights organizations, and direct descendants, and to submit a report on the implementation of these amendments.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (27)
Steven Horsford (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Don Bacon (R),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Shontel Brown (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Jim Clyburn (D),
Jasmine Crockett (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Don Davis (D),
Valerie Foushee (D),
Al Green (D),
Jonathan Jackson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Stacey Plaskett (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Emilia Sykes (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (on 11/27/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6269/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr6269/BILLS-118hr6269ih.pdf |
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