Mark Our Place Act

Bill: 118-s-3126
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-10-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Conflicts and wars

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Became Public Law No: 118-134.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-10-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Mark Our Place Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish a headstone, marker, or medallion signifying the status of a deceased member of the Armed Forces as a Medal of Honor recipient regardless of when the member served. Under current law, only Medal of Honor recipients who served after 1917 are eligible for such markers.</p>

action_date: 2024-05-01
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Mark Our Place Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish a headstone, marker, or medallion signifying the status of a deceased member of the Armed Forces as a Medal of Honor recipient regardless of when the member served. Under current law, only Medal of Honor recipients who served after 1917 are eligible for such markers.</p>

action_date: 2024-11-25
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Mark Our Place Act</strong></p><p>This act authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish a headstone, marker, or medallion signifying the status of a deceased member of the Armed Forces&nbsp;as a Medal of Honor recipient regardless of when the member served. Under current law, only Medal of Honor recipients who served after 1917 are eligible for such markers.</p>

tv_txt: One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four S. 3126 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish or replace a headstone, marker, or medallion for the grave of an eligible Medal of Honor recipient regardless of the recipient’s dates of service in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mark Our Place Act . 2. Expansion of eligibility for Government-furnished headstone, marker, or medallion for Medal of Honor recipients (a) In general Section 2306(d)(5)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clause (i); (2) in clause (ii), by inserting (except that subparagraph (B)(i) of such paragraph shall not apply) after paragraph (4) ; and (3) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. (b) Technical correction Section 2306(d)(5) of such title is amended by striking section 491 both places it appears and inserting section 2732 .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3126 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish or replace a headstone, marker, or medallion for the grave of an eligible Medal of Honor recipient regardless of the recipient’s dates of service in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mark Our Place Act . 2. Expansion of eligibility for Government-furnished headstone, marker, or medallion for Medal of Honor recipients (a) In general Section 2306(d)(5)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clause (i); (2) in clause (ii), by inserting (except that subparagraph (B)(i) of such paragraph shall not apply) after paragraph (4) ; and (3) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. (b) Technical correction Section 2306(d)(5) of such title is amended by striking section 491 both places it appears and inserting section 2732 .

Passed the Senate May 1, 2024. Secretary

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3126 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 25, 2023 Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Brown , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish or replace a headstone, marker, or medallion for the grave of an eligible Medal of Honor recipient regardless of the recipient’s dates of service in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mark Our Place Act . 2. Expansion of eligibility for Government-furnished headstone, marker, or medallion for Medal of Honor recipients (a) In general Section 2306(d)(5)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking clause (i); (2) in clause (ii), by inserting (except that subparagraph (B)(i) of such paragraph shall not apply) after paragraph (4) ; and (3) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. (b) Technical correction Section 2306(d)(5) of such title is amended by striking section 491 both places it appears and inserting section 2732 .