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HR6456Referred to Committee

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-12-04
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Morgan Luttrell
Morgan Luttrell
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 96.0% (544 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/L000603

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Keith Self (R-TX-3)Original· 2025-12-04
  • Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23)Original· 2025-12-04

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2025-12-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-12-04

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-04

Plain-English Summary

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, after notifying his next of kin. The VA must relinquish the remains to the next of kin or, if no next of kin responds to the notification, arrange for the disposition of the remains. Cota was interred prior to the enactment of regulations that would have barred his interment due to a 1975 rape conviction.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

  • HR8820To limit the use of certain funds for the deactivation of Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades, and for other purposes.
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-14
  • HR2137Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025
    Reported by Committee · 2026-05-04
  • HR8552Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-28
  • HR2605SAVES Act
    Referred to Committee · 2025-09-26