117th Congress · SENATE BILLENACTED

S. 4949National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to address green burial sections in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

Armed forces and national security
Introduced Sep 27, 2022
Last action Jan 5, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Sep 27, 2022
Step 2
Referred
Sep 27, 2022
Veterans' Affairs
Step 3
Committee
Dec 19, 2022
Step 4
Senate
Dec 19, 2022
Passed Senate
Step 5
House floor
Moves to House
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
Jan 5, 2023
SummaryCRS Summary

This act addresses the administration and jurisdiction of national cemeteries. Specifically, the act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay a plot or interment allowance for a veteran if the veteran was buried before March 15, 2022, in a cemetery on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, a tribal organization, and the organization that maintains or operates the cemetery applies for such allowance. Such allowance is only authorized if a plot or interment allowance was not already paid for the burial of such veteran. The act also authorizes the VA to designate green burial sections in national cemeteries (i.e., sections of cemeteries in which the remains of individuals h...

Provisions · 6 sectionsEnrolled
Timeline · 15 actions
Jan 5, 2023
Signed by President.
Jan 5, 2023
Became Public Law No: 117-355.
Dec 28, 2022
Presented to President.
Dec 22, 2022
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 22, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Dec 22, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4949.
Dec 22, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 22, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 21, 2022
Received in the House.
Dec 21, 2022
Held at the desk.
Dec 20, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2022
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Sep 27, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.