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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 647
Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-01-23Topic: veterans military · social servicesSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill changes federal law on veterans' burial benefits and pensions. It removes the November 11, 1998 date-of-death cutoff that limits eligibility for certain individuals to receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) headstones, markers, or burial receptacles. It allows the VA to provide an urn or commemorative plaque in addition to, rather than instead of, a headstone or marker, for individuals who die on or after January 5, 2021. It also extends an existing limit on certain VA pension payments from November 30, 2031 to May 31, 2033.
Sponsors
- Rudy Yakym III Republican sponsor
- 17 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295. | |
| 2025-10-17 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-343. | report |
| 2025-10-17 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-343. | report | |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-01-23 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-23 | Introduced in House | introduce |