To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary concerned to furnish mortuary services in the case of certain citizens of the United States who die outside of the United States, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8133.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KILEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 72, April 26, 2024, Page H2635):
  Article I, Section VIII The single subject of this legislation is: This would allow American civilians who die abroad to access Department of Defense mortuary services if they do not like any local services.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 26, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8133, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8133

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  7eab4f05979afa56b6c1b11c05c136a72228e697f59f398af2fa158a99288e0c

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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