Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
119-HR-647119th CongressIntroduced Jan 23, 2025Armed Forces and National Security
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.
Sponsor
Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2](R-IN-2)17 cosponsors
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.
Subjects
Cemeteries and funeralsVeterans' organizations and recognition
Actions (11)
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.
Oct 17, 2025House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-343.
Oct 17, 2025House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-343.
Oct 17, 2025Library of Congress
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 6, 2025House committee actions
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 9, 2025House committee actions
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 9, 2025House committee actions
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Mar 26, 2025House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 4, 2025House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 23, 2025House floor actions
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025Library of Congress