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H.R. 3944 (117th): Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that grants provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for State veterans' cemeteries do not restrict States from authorizing the interment of certain deceased members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in such cemeteries, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Chris Pappas

Sponsor. Representative for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jun 16, 2021
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Jun 16, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Cosponsors

22 Cosponsors (19 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

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History

Jun 16, 2021
 
Introduced

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Nov 4, 2021
 
Ordered Reported

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H.R. 3944 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3944. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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