6456 -- 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. | Poliscope

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.

6456

119th Congress

Armed Forces and National Security

In 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.

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

2

Committee

3

Floor Vote

4

Other Chamber

5

Enacted

Introduced

December 4, 2025

Latest Action

December 4, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Morgan LuttrellRepublican(TX)

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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.

Actions (2)

December 4, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

December 4, 2025

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Veterans' Affairs Committee	House	Referred To	December 4, 2025

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	December 4, 2025	XML

Cosponsors (2)

Name	Party	State
Keith Self	Republican	TX
Tony Gonzales	Republican	TX

Related Bills (1)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 1071	119th	Related bill

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