H.R. 3278 · 114th Congress
Veterans Dignified Burial Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ed Royce
- Introduced
- 2015-07-29
- Latest action
- 2015-08-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Summary
Veterans Dignified Burial Act
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) upon confirming the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of a local medical examiner, funeral director, county service group, or other similar entity, to request from that entity the specific date of the veteran's scheduled interment; and (2) during each 30-day period following the request to repeat it until the entity confirms the scheduled internment date or that the veteran has been interred.
Requires the VA, by March 1 of each year, to report to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on unclaimed deceased veterans interred after the 30-day period following the initial VA request.