2023-2024 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
SB2181: Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024
Legislative Summary
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the sunset on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to repeal the sunset on authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.
Bill History
6/22/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Senate
5/1/2024
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294)
Senate
5/1/2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
Senate
5/3/2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
5/6/2024
Received in the House.
House of Representatives
5/6/2024
Held at the desk.
House of Representatives
11/18/2024
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
11/18/2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6036-6037)
House of Representatives
11/18/2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2181.
House of Representatives
11/18/2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6036)
House of Representatives
11/18/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
11/18/2024
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
11/19/2024
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Senate
12/21/2024
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
Senate
12/21/2024
Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/6/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 3
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Gary Peters
Democrat