119:hr:647 — Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

Sponsor

Introduced by

Rudy Yakym III

R Republican · House · IN-02 R+13

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.

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Oct 17, 2025

committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-343.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Oct 17, 2025

other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.

May 06, 2025

committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Apr 09, 2025

committee Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

Apr 09, 2025

committee Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

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Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in House

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00 Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025 This bill provides that the provision of an urn or commemorative plaque does not prohibit an individual from receiving a headstone or marker or other burial benefits (i.e., interment at a national cemetery) from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under current law, individuals who request an urn or plaque do so in lieu of being furnished a headstone or burial benefit.

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--- Introduced (House)

+++ Reported (House)

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@

[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

-[H.R. 647 Introduced in House (IH)]

+[H.R. 647 Reported in House (RH)]

<DOC>

+Union Calendar No. 295

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 647

+

+[Report No. 119-343]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of

certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or

@@ -20,6 +23,22 @@

Mr. Yakym (for himself and Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans'

Affairs

+

+October 17, 2025

+

+Additional sponsors: Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Budzinski, Mr.

+Harder of California, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Miller of

+Ohio, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr.

+Shreve, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Carson, and Mr. Deluzio

+

+October 17, 2025

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed

+in italic]

+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January

+23, 2025]

_______________________________________________________________________

@@ -37,11 +56,18 @@

This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting

Place Act of 2025''.

-SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL BURIAL

+SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

+HEADSTONES, MARKERS, AND BURIAL RECEPTACLES FOR CERTAIN

+INDIVIDUALS.

+

+Subsection (b)(2) of section 2306 of title 38, United States Code,

+is amended in subparagraphs (B) and (C) by striking ``who dies on or

+after November 11, 1998,'' each place it appears.

+

+SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL BURIAL

BENEFITS WHEN AN URN OR PLAQUE IS PROVIDED.

-(a) In General.--Section 2306(h) of title 38, United States Code,

-is amended--

+(a) In General.--Subsection (h) of such section is amended--

(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``In lieu of furnishing a

headstone or marker under this section for'' and inserting ``In

the case of'';

@@ -53,4 +79,32 @@

(b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall

apply with respect to an individual who dies on or after January 5,

2021.

-<all>

+

+SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF PENSION.

+

+Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by

+striking ``November 30, 2031'' and inserting ``May 31, 2033''.

+Union Calendar No. 295

+

+119th CONGRESS

+

+1st Session

+

+H. R. 647

+

+[Report No. 119-343]

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+A BILL

+

+To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of

+certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or

+plaque is furnished, and for other purposes.

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+October 17, 2025

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSN

VET

5

filings · 2026 Q3

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

VET

5

filings · 2026 Q3

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

VET

5

filings · 2026 Q3

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