CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

S.Amdt. 6205

S.Amdt. 6205 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 6205, submitted by Ms. Murkowski, is an amendment to bill S. 4784. Its purpose is to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to remove the remains of Michael Alan Silka from the Sitka National Cemetery in Alaska.

The amendment adds a section that establishes the following requirements:

  • The disinterment must happen no later than one year after the Act is enacted.
  • The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must notify the next of kin before the disinterment occurs.
  • After the remains are removed, the Secretary must either give them to the next of kin or, if no one responds to the notification, arrange for the disposition of the remains as the Secretary sees fit.