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Introduced
01/11/2016
01/11/2016
In Committee
01/11/2016
01/11/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons who served as Women's Air Forces Service Pilots are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
AI Summary
This bill, the Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016, directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of individuals who served as Women's Air Forces Service Pilots (WASP) are eligible for inurnment, meaning placement in a columbarium or mausoleum, in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. This provision is made applicable to WASP members whose service is already recognized as active duty service under a previous law, the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977, and applies regardless of when the individual died.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (35)
Barbara Mikulski (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Roy Blunt (R),
Cory Booker (D),
Barbara Boxer (D),
Ben Cardin (D),
Tom Carper (D),
Susan Collins (R),
Chris Coons (D),
John Cornyn (R),
Steve Daines (R),
Joe Donnelly (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Joni Ernst (R),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Jeff Flake (R),
Al Franken (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Chuck Grassley (R),
Dean Heller (R),
Tim Kaine (D),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Bob Menendez (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Jerry Moran (R),
David Perdue (R),
Mike Rounds (R),
Brian Schatz (D),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Jon Tester (D),
John Thune (R),
Mark Warner (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 01/11/2016)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2437/all-info | 01/20/2016 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2437/BILLS-114s2437is.pdf | 07/07/2016 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2437/BILLS-114s2437is.pdf.pdf | 07/07/2016 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s2437is/pdf/BILLS-114s2437is.pdf | 01/20/2016 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s2437is/pdf/BILLS-114s2437is.pdf.pdf | 01/20/2016 |
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