HONORS Act

Bill: 118-hr-10551
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
Introduced: 2024-12-20
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10551 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2024 Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit a retired member of the Armed Forces to serve as a required member of the funeral honors detail for the funeral of a veteran.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Nation’s Own Retired Servicemembers Act or the HONORS Act . 2. Honors detail for the funeral of a veteran: required members may be retired Section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by inserting , subject to paragraph (4) after other than members in a retired status ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The two members described in the first sentence of paragraph (2) may, with the consent of the family of the veteran, be members in a retired status if the Secretary concerned determines that— (A) no member who is not in a retired status is available within 50 miles of the location of the funeral; or (B) use of members in a retired status is fiscally necessary. .