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H.R. 6456119th CongressIN COMMITTEEREPUBLICAN

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.

Introduced Dec 4, 2025Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)2 cosponsorsSource

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.

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Legislative Journey

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor
  4. Passed Chamber 1
  5. Passed Chamber 2
  6. Signed
Dec 4, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

House
Dec 4, 2025

Introduced in House

Dec 4, 2025

Introduced in House