Veterans' Burial Benefits Expansion

Official: Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

IntroducedN/A

Armed Forces and National SecurityVeterans' organizations and recognitionCemeteries and funerals

Why This Matters

This bill expands burial benefits for veterans by allowing additional support when an urn or plaque is provided. It ensures that veterans and their families receive the recognition they deserve after passing away.

If you are a veteran or have a family member who is, this bill could improve the burial benefits available to you.

Affects: Veterans who die on or after January 5, 2021, and their families.

Summary

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025This 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.

What changes is this bill making?

1. This bill allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide more burial benefits. 2. It specifically applies when an urn or plaque is given for a veteran's burial. 3. The changes affect veterans who die on or after January 5, 2021. 4. The bill updates existing laws to clarify burial benefit options. 5. It aims to ensure veterans receive proper recognition after death.

Who is affected?

Veterans who die on or after January 5, 2021, and their families.