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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.

H.R. 5499Introduced May 25, 2006Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson R-CT
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Where it went

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).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nancy Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress · CT-5 district

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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.