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• Introduced by Rep. Martin Griffin (D) on February 17, 2009, to require funeral homes to make an effort to discover whether a person to be cremated was a veteran, and if so, take steps to see that the the family of the veteran is notified that free burial is available in a veterans cemetery.
  • Referred to the House Military And Veterans Affairs And Homeland Security Committee on February 17, 2009.
  • Reported in the House on February 18, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 106 to 1 in the House on February 24, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 3, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs Committee on March 3, 2009.