H.R. 831 · 109th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance for burial expenses of certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Maxine Waters
- Introduced
- 2005-02-15
- Latest action
- 2005-04-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Summary
Increases from $300 to $1,000 the burial plot allowance for a veteran who dies in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility or a facility providing Department-contracted care.Includes such allowance under authorized adjustments tied to increases under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.