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Version 17 · Reported to House with amendment(s) · Jul 8, 2013
War Memorial Protection Act - Permits emblems of belief approved for placement on government-provided headstones and markers to be included as part of: (1) a military memorial established or acquired by the federal government; or (2) any other military memorial established in cooperation with the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Includes as approved emblems, at a minimum, all those authorized by the National Cemetery Administration.
People & committees
Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · R–CA
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-140.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-140.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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