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A bipartisan team of U.S. senators is pushing legislation to ensure "disgraced vets" are not buried at national cemeteries.

If bill passes. the Department of Veterans Affairs would be granted enhanced authority to remove remains of veterans convicted of serious crimes from "hallowed grounds."

Currently, the VA can only reconsider burial eligibility in national cemeteries for cases dating back to 2013.

A bipartisan collection of U.S senators want to keep “disgraced veterans” from finding final resting places in national cemeteries — even if the deceased are already buried at Arlington National Cemetery or similar sites.

If their bill passes, the Department of Veterans Affairs would be further empowered to exhume and remove the remains of veterans convicted of serious crimes

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