United StatesTo require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.
What it does
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, after notifying his next of kin. The VA must relinquish the remains to the next of kin or, if no next of kin responds to the notification, arrange for the disposition of the remains.
More detail
Cota was interred prior to the enactment of regulations that would have barred his interment due to a 1975 rape conviction.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Dec 4Introduced in HouseLatest
- Dec 4Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Introduced