119 HR 647 RH: Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-10-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 295119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 647[Report No. 119–343]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 23, 2025Mr. Yakym (for himself and Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsOctober 17, 2025Additional 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. DeluzioOctober 17, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 23, 2025A BILLTo 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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025.

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.

3.

Department of Veterans Affairs provision of additional burial benefits when an urn or plaque is provided

(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; (2)by striking paragraph (2);(3)by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and(4)in paragraph (1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting paragraph (2). (b)

Applicability

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an individual who dies on or after January 5, 2021.

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.

October 17, 2025Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed