HR 647
Advanced toward a vote
Expands Department of Veterans Affairs burial benefits to cover individuals for whom an urn or plaque is furnished, removes the November 11, 1998 death-date limit for certain VA headstones and burial receptacles, and extends a pension payment limit from November 30, 2031 to May 31, 2033.
Official title: Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
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House
Introduced
23-JAN-2025
Referred
23-JAN-2025
Reported
17-OCT-2025
On the calendar
17-OCT-2025
- Gives the short title Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place Act of 2025.
- Strikes the requirement that VA headstone, marker, and burial receptacle eligibility apply only to people who die on or after November 11, 1998, under section 2306(b)(2) of title 38.
- Revises section 2306(h) so the urn or plaque provision applies to individuals who die on or after January 5, 2021, and is no longer limited to furnishing a headstone or marker in lieu of an urn or plaque.
- Changes the date in 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7) from November 30, 2031 to May 31, 2033.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (23-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 17-OCT-2025).
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■ 12 D■ 5 R
12 Democrats
5 Republicans