H.R. 4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-15 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held

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Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act

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Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] · 158 cosponsors

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Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Keith Self (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Steve Womack (R-AR), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Mark Alford (R-MO), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), David J. Taylor (R-OH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jimmy Patronis (R-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Young Kim (R-CA), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Russell Fry (R-SC), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Tony Wied (R-WI), Roger Williams (R-TX), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), John W. Rose (R-TN), Dale W. Strong (R-AL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Bryan Steil (R-WI), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Mike Flood (R-NE), Riley M. Moore (R-WV), Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Craig A. Goldman (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Randy Fine (R-FL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and 98 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] reported raising $10.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4398.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr4398 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills