To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary
This bill authorizes specified acronyms to be included on headstones or markers that are furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to include KIA (killed in action), MIA (missing in action), and POW (prisoner of war) on a headstone or marker. Such acronyms are prohibited from counting towards any character or line limit.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Jan 13, 2021
Last action Mar 8, 2021
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Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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State
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Trent Kelly
RRepublican
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