S 1116 119th Congress

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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Summary

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.

Actions

2026-03-18T00:00:00

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

2025-12-10T00:00:00

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.

2025-03-25T00:00:00

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2025-03-25T00:00:00

Introduced in Senate

Policy Areas

Armed Forces and National Security

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