Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act
Official title: “To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.”
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“In 2013, Congress enacted the Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act (P.L. 113-65), which establishes grounds for disinterment of individuals who have committed certain serious crimes, including provisions for those who died or fled before they could be prosecuted or convicted. In 2019, the VA barred convicted Tier III sex offenders from burial or memorialization in national cemeteries,”
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How it passed
The Senate passed it without objection on November 18, 2013. No individual votes are recorded.
The House passed it 398 to 1 on December 11, 2013, with 32 members who did not vote.
It became law on December 20, 2013.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 225 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| House Democrats | 173 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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