119th Congress
S. 2309
Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Introduced
- Jul 16, 2025
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)
Added later (6)
- John Cornyn (R-TX) · Jul 28, 2025
- Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Sep 8, 2025
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · Sep 9, 2025
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · Oct 3, 2025
- Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Oct 8, 2025
- Mike Lee (R-UT) · May 19, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: A bill to direct a physician or nurse practitioner employed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certify the death of a veteran not later than 48 hours after such physician or nurse practitioner learns of such death, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Mar 18, 2026): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. - Dec 10, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247. - Jul 16, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. - Jul 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate