H.R. 6456: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-12-04 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

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This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, after notifying his next of kin. The VA must relinquish the remains to the next of kin or, if no next of kin responds to the notification, arrange for the disposition of the remains. Cota was interred prior to the enactment of regulations that would have barred his interment due to a 1975 rape conviction.

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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor: Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] · 2 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr6456 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills