[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H1532-H1533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE FAMILIES OF VETERANS

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, last year, veterans from northern 
California brought an issue to our attention. Due to a flaw in the 
current law, the Department of Veterans' Affairs cannot include almost 
any information about the spouse of a veteran on a VA-provided 
tombstone at a non-VA cemetery.
  That is why last week I introduced the Honoring Veterans' Families 
Act to rectify this issue and allow the spouse of a veteran to be 
included on the veteran's grave marker on their death.
  With all that veterans and their families sacrifice for this country, 
is that too much to ask?

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  Every veteran should have the opportunity to include their spouse on 
their own tombstone should they wish to do so.
  I would like to thank my colleague from California (Mr. Panetta), a 
veteran himself, for joining with me to correct this oversight in a 
bipartisan effort. Honoring the families of our veterans is something 
that everyone can and should support.

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