H.R. 4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.
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H.R. 4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.
114th Congress · introduced 2016-01-06 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-158.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-01-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 135 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4336 (2016-03-22), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-158. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Army to ensure that the cremated remains of persons whose service has been determined to be active duty service pursuant to the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 are eligible for above ground inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Such provision shall apply with respect to: (1) the remains of a person that are not formally interred or inurned as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) a person who dies on or after such date. (Sec. 2) The Department of the Army shall report to Congress on Arlington National Cemetery's interment and inurnment capacity, including: the estimated date that the cemetery will reach maximum interment and inurnment capacity; and recommendations for legislative actions and non legislative options to ensure that the cemetery's maximum interment and inurnment capacity is not reached until well into the future, including options with respect to redefining interment and inurnment eligibility and expansion opportunities beyond the cemetery's current boundaries.
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An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.
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Sponsor: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] · 191 cosponsors
Cosponsors on this site
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Roger Williams (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Austin Scott (R-GA), John R. Carter (R-TX), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jason Smith (R-MO), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and 131 more.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 135 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4336 (2016-03-22): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4336.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4336 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114