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H.R. 647In committee
Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
Introduced: Jan 23, 2025
Latest action date: Oct 17, 2025
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.
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- 119th Congress
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- Jan 23, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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.
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Armed Forces and National Security
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Cemeteries and funeralsVeterans' organizations and recognition
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Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.
CalendarsHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-343.
CommitteeHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-343.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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