H.R. 3715 · 114th Congress
Final Farewell Act of 2015
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Corrine Brown
- Introduced
- 2015-10-08
- Latest action
- 2016-05-24 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Summary
Final Farewell Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to permit the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery during weekends, other than federal holiday weekends, upon the request of the veteran's next-of-kin.
Any grant to assist a state in establishing a veterans' cemetery shall require that the cemetery permits the interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran during weekends, other than federal holiday weekends, upon the request of the veteran's next-of-kin.