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H.R. 5038: Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006

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H.R. 5038: Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-03-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-03-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006

Plain summary

Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006 - Amends: (1) federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend through 2007 the authority for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of government markers or memorial headstones for the marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries; and (2) the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 to make eligible for such markers or headstones certain veterans dying on or after November 1, 1990 (currently, September 11, 2001). Requires the Secretary to furnish such markers or headstones for certain dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable for burial.

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Official text

Veterans' Memorial Marker Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5038 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109