Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act - Authorizes the appropriate federal official (either the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of the Army) to reconsider a decision to inter or honor the memory of a person in the National Cemetery Administration or in Arlington National Cemetery upon receiving information that such person may have committed a federal or state capital crime but was not convicted by reason of unavailability for trial due to death or flight to avoid prosecution.
Requires the appropriate federal official, upon finding, after an opportunity for a hearing, that the person committed but was not convicted of such crime, to provide notice to the individual's next of kin or other authorized person. Allows such next of kin or other person 60 days to file a notice of disagreement, which shall be decided in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe. Authorizes the appropriate federal official, when a decision becomes final, to disinter the remains or remove the memorial headstone.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: (1) to disinter the remains of Michael LaShawn Anderson from Fort Custer National Cemetery (Michigan); (2) to notify his next of kin of the impending disinterment; and (3) upon disinterment, to relinquish the remains to the next of kin or, if the next of kin of record is unavailable, arrange for the appropriate disposition of the remains.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-20 | President | Became Public Law No: 113-65. | House floor actions |
| 2013-12-20 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2013-12-13 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2013-12-11 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 1 (Roll no. 634). (text: CR H7640-7641) | House floor actions |
| 2013-12-11 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7667-7668) | House floor actions |
| 2013-12-11 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2013-12-11 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1471. | House floor actions |
| 2013-12-11 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7640-7642) | House floor actions |
| 2013-12-11 | Floor | Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2013-11-25 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2013-11-18 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2013-11-18 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2013-11-18 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2013-11-18 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2013-11-18 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8136) | Senate |
| 2013-11-18 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8135-8136) | Senate |
| 2013-11-18 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2013-10-30 | Committee | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. | Senate |
| 2013-08-01 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2013-08-01 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |