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Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), the longest-serving woman in Congress, introduced the bill in the Senate in January. Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), a retired Air Force colonel who took office last year, pushed it in the House.
Companion legislation has been introduced in the House by Reps. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) and Susan A. Davis (D-Calif.).
President Barack Obama has signed a bill into law that will again allow the ashes of female World War II pilots known as WASPs to be placed at Arlington National Cemetery.
The women served in a unit called Women Airforce Service Pilots. They flew noncombat missions to free male pilots for combat.
They were considered civilians during the war, but federal law since 1977 granted them veteran status. They had been eligible since 2002 to have their ashes placed at Arlington with military honors.
But in March 2015, then-Secretary of the Army John McHugh revoked the WASPs' eligibility to have their ashes placed at the cemetery. (under President Obama)
This bill signed Friday reverses McHugh's decision.
