H.R. 3656 · 115th Congress · enacted
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable.
Became Public Law No: 115-136.
Latest official action 2018-03-16 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
This bill expands eligibility for memorial headstones and markers provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain family members of veterans. Eligibility for dependent children and remarried spouses whose remains are unavailable is expanded to include all those who die on or after November 11, 1998.
Congressional Research Service · 2017-11-06
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Jim Banks
Senate · IN · Republican
$553,626PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
House · AS · Republican
$18,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NORPAC$20,600
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $20,600
Official PAC recordA NEW NATION PAC$10,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$10,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE PAC AKA HALLWAY PAC FEDERAL$10,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$10,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE MAJORITY$7,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordTRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC.$6,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNISOURCE INC. PAC$5,500
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLIANCE COAL, LLC PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMSTED INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCGCN PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,000
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordH&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HBI-PAC)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA LINCOLN FINANCIAL FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, FEDERAL LFGPAC)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMANTECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ( A.K.A 'MANTECH PAC')$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS PAC (NABIP PAC)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordONEMAIN HOLDINGS, INC. PAC$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Jim Banks · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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