ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The New York Senate has approved a new program that aims to ensure proper burials for veterans whose bodies are unclaimed.
The Democrat-led chamber passed the bill Tuesday on a unanimous vote.
It would require local governments to work with veteran organizations whenever a veteran’s next of kin cannot be identified.
The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Queens Democrat, says no one is more deserving of a respectful burial than the men and women who served in the armed forces.
The bill has not yet received a vote in the Democrat-led Assembly.
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