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H.R. 430: Lance Corporal Jeremy Burris Act

Sponsor: Poe (R - TX)

Official Title: A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for the destruction of memorials, headstones, markers and graves commemorating persons serving in the armed forces on private property.

Status:
1/9/2009: Introduced
1/9/2009: Referred to House Judiciary Committee

Commentary:
This bill, similar to H.R. 4973 and H.R. 5131 in the 110th Congress, would amend the Veterans’ Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003, which criminalized the desecration of soldier memorials located on public property, to create a criminal offense punishable by fines pursuant to Title 18 or up to 10 years imprisonment for knowingly injuring or destroying “any structure, plaque, statue, or other monument” or grave or “any object placed on such grave,” commemorating “the service of any person or persons in the armed forces of the United States,” that is located on private property.

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