S. 2181 · 118th Congress

Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024

Introduced on Jun 22, 2023 by Gary C. Peters (D-MI). 6 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-271.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-271
Introduced
Jun 22, 2023
Cosponsors
6
4 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the sunset on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to repeal the sunset on authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Cemeteries and funerals
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gary C. PetersD-MISponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 22, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 22, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. May 1, 2024Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294)
  4. May 1, 2024 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294)
  5. May 1, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
  6. May 1, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
  7. May 3, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. May 6, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. May 6, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  11. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6036-6037)
  12. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2181.
  13. Nov 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6036)
  14. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6036)
  15. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Nov 18, 2024 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  17. Nov 19, 2024 · SenateMessage on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
  18. Dec 21, 2024Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Dec 21, 2024 · SenateSenate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Dec 23, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  21. Dec 26, 2024Presented to President.
  22. Dec 26, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  23. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  24. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  25. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-271.
  26. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-271.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  2. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.