S. 3523: Full Military Honors Act of 2018
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S. 3523: Full Military Honors Act of 2018
115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-27 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Held at the desk.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Full Military Honors Act of 2018
Plain summary
Full Military Honors Act of 2018 This bill provides full military honors for the funeral of an eligible veteran who: is first interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery on or after enactment of this bill, was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal, and is not entitled to full military honors because of such veteran's grade.
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Official text
Full Military Honors Act of 2018
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · 2 cosponsors
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Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] reported raising $7.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3523.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s3523 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115