118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 2181: Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024
Became Law
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed Senate (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Differences resolved (completed)
- To the President (completed)
- Became law (completed)
Summary
This act extends certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits provided to spouses and dependent children of veterans or active duty servicemembers.
Specifically, the act extends through FY2032 the requirement for the VA to furnish, upon request, memorial headstones or markers for spouses or dependent children of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death.
Additionally, the act extends through FY2032 the authority for burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration for a spouse or dependent child of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sherrod Brown D-OHOriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Dan Sullivan R-AKOriginal
- John Hoeven R-ND
- John Fetterman D-PA
- Jerry Moran R-KS
Who scored on this bill
- 1Gary Peters SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, discharged, passed Senate, passed House, became law6 events+160
- 2Sherrod BrownCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Kevin CramerCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2John FettermanCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2John HoevenCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Signed by the President. Became Public Law 118-271.
- Presented to the President.
- Senate agreed to the House amendment by unanimous consent.
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
Show the full action history (22 actions)
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 118-271.
- Presented to President.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
- Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
- Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
- Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6036-6037)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2181.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6036)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6036)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Received in the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.