House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Bertie’s Respect for National Cemeteries Act
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the prohibition against interment or memorialization in the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National Cemetery of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes is consistently carried out, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of George E. Siple from Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Scott Perry R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 31, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2078.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 45, March 11, 2025, Page H1152):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 11, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2078, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2078
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Perry.
- H.Con.Res. 73 (119th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band…
- H.Con.Res. 9 (119th) Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band…
- H.R. 1540 (119th) Falun Gong Protection Act
- H.R. 1342 (119th) Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act
- H.R. 1210 (119th) Protecting Taxpayers’ Wallets Act of 2025
- H.R. 3563 (119th) Taiwan PLUS Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.