Sgt. Fieldy Act

Bill: 118-hr-918
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2023-02-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

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Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Sgt. Fieldy Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the interment of a deceased military working dog in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 918 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2023 Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the interment of military working dogs in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sgt. Fieldy Act . 2. Interment of military working dogs in national cemeteries (a) Interment of military working dogs Section 2402 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) In addition to the persons specified in subsection (a), under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the remains of any covered dog may be interred in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration. (2) In this subsection, the term covered dog means a deceased dog that, at any time before death, was a military working dog, as described in section 2583(i) of title 10. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the day that is one year before the date of the enactment of this Act.