H.R. 647 · 119th Congress · House

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

Active· Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-343.
Introduced
Jan 23, 25
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 17, 2025House floor actions

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.

  2. OCT 17, 2025Library of Congress

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-343.

    119Yea
    343Nay
    0NV
  3. MAY 06, 2025House committee actions

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  4. APR 09, 2025House committee actions

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  5. APR 09, 2025House committee actions

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. MAR 26, 2025House committee actions

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  7. MAR 04, 2025House committee actions

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  8. JAN 23, 2025House floor actions

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  9. JAN 23, 2025Library of Congress

    Introduced in House

Committees

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Oct 17, 2025

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