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Introduced
03/06/2015
03/06/2015
In Committee
09/17/2015
09/17/2015
Crossed Over
11/17/2015
11/17/2015
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study and report to Congress on matters relating to the interring of veterans' unclaimed remains in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, including: the scope of the issues relating to veterans' unclaimed remains, including the estimated number of such remains; the effectiveness of VA procedures for working with persons or entities having custody of unclaimed remains to facilitate their interment in such cemeteries; state and local laws that affect the Secretary's ability to inter unclaimed veterans' remains in such cemeteries; and recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action. (Sec. 3) The Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 is amended to limit FY2016 awards and bonuses to $2 million for VA employees who are members of the Senior Executive Service.
AI Summary
This bill, the Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015, mandates that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) conduct a comprehensive study and report to Congress on the issue of interring unclaimed veteran remains in national cemeteries managed by the National Cemetery Administration. The study will examine the extent of the problem, including estimating the number of unclaimed veteran remains, evaluate the VA's current procedures for working with entities that have custody of these remains to facilitate their burial, and assess how state and local laws might hinder the VA's ability to inter unclaimed veterans. Based on these findings, the VA will also provide recommendations for any necessary legislative or administrative changes. Additionally, the bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to cap the total amount of awards and bonuses that can be paid to Senior Executive Service (SES) employees within the VA at $2 million for fiscal year 2016. SES employees are high-level officials within government agencies.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (98)
Bill Shuster (R)*,
Brad Ashford (D),
Brian Babin (R),
Lou Barletta (R),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Madeleine Bordallo (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Robert Brady (D),
Cheri Bustos (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Barbara Comstock (R),
Paul Cook (R),
Ryan Costello (R),
Rick Crawford (R),
Ander Crenshaw (R),
Carlos Curbelo (R),
Rodney Davis (R),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Charles Dent (R),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
John Duncan (R),
Elizabeth Esty (D),
Blake Farenthold (R),
Chaka Fattah (D),
Michael Fitzpatrick (R),
Jeff Fortenberry (R),
Lois Frankel (D),
Trent Franks (R),
John Garamendi (D),
Bob Gibbs (R),
Paul Gosar (R),
Garret Graves (R),
Sam Graves (R),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Janice Hahn (D),
Richard Hanna (R),
Duncan Hunter (R),
Darrell Issa (R),
Bill Johnson (R),
Walter Jones (R),
Mike Kelly (R),
Peter King (R),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
John Kline (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Doug Lamborn (R),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
Bob Latta (R),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
Frank LoBiondo (R),
Sean Maloney (D),
Tom Marino (R),
Jim McDermott (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Martha McSally (R),
Patrick Meehan (R),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Candice Miller (R),
Tim Murphy (R),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Richard Nolan (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Richard Nugent (R),
Pete Olson (R),
Steven Palazzo (R),
Scott Perry (R),
Joseph Pitts (R),
Charles Rangel (D),
Tom Rice (R),
E. Scott Rigell (R),
Martha Roby (R),
Dennis Ross (R),
Keith Rothfus (R),
David Rouzer (R),
David Schweikert (R),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Albio Sires (D),
Chris Stewart (R),
Steve Stivers (R),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Mike Thompson (D),
Mac Thornberry (R),
Marc Veasey (D),
Jackie Walorski (R),
Mimi Walters (R),
Timothy Walz (D),
Joe Wilson (R),
Ted Yoho (R),
Don Young (R),
Lee Zeldin (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 11/17/2015)
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