House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for Government markers for marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 2006
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Latest action: Jun 5, 2006 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
27 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 15 Democrats
15 of 27 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Charles Bass (R-NH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Robert Brady (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Ed Case (D-HI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Phil English (R-PA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Jane Harman (D-CA), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), David Hobson (R-OH), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Rob Simmons (R-CT), Zach Wamp (R-TN), Diane Watson (D-CA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.