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115th Congress · 2017–2019
S. 2247

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Departmen…

Armed Forces and National Security Senate 1 cosponsors
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · December 19, 2017
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Recorded December 19, 2017, as the clerk wrote it

Sponsor Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Committee Veterans' Affairs Committee
Official title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable, and for other purposes.
Recorded votes None taken
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Vote Files, "S. 2247 (115th Congress): A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of v…," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-115-s2247

APA

Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S. 2247 (115th Congress): A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of v… [Bill record]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-115-s2247

Chicago

Vote Files. "S. 2247 (115th Congress): A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of v…." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-115-s2247.

BibTeX
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  note         = {Reference number bill-115-s2247; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2247; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 18, 2026}
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