HR5197-118

Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Aug 11, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers. The main policy domain is Veterans Affairs, Government Operations, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

veterans and veterans service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, veterans and veterans service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H7E9DE49DC7C64D808E4EAC36E94F9E84: 1. Eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers of veterans’ spouses and dependent children whose remains are unavailable...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Veterans Affairs, Government Operations, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Policy Domains

Veterans Affairs Government Operations Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • veterans and veterans service providers
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veterans and veterans service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • veterans and veterans service providers
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federal implementing agencies:
veterans and veterans service providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 11, 2023

Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Veterans Affairs Government Operations Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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