This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish at a private cemetery, and upon request, a headstone, marker, or medallion that signifies the status of an eligible veteran who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917, as a Medal of Honor recipient.
If the VA furnished a headstone, marker, or medallion for a deceased veteran that does not signify his or her status as a Medal of Honor recipient, the VA shall upon request replace that headstone, marker, or medallion with one that signifies the deceased's status as a Medal of Honor recipient.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-30 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 589). (text: CR H6336-6337) | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6352-6353) | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | 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 |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4757. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6336-6337) | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-29 | Floor | Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-14 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 636. | House floor actions |
| 2016-11-14 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-812. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-21 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2016-09-21 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-05-11 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote . | House committee actions |
| 2016-05-11 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-13 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-11 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2016-03-16 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2016-03-16 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |