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On the recordDecember 19, 2012
I ask unanimous consent the Veterans' Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 3202, and the Senate proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3202) to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Dec 19, 2012

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