S. 1116 · 119th Congress · Senate

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

Active· Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Introduced
Mar 25, 25
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
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. MAR 18, 2026Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  2. MAR 18, 2026Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  3. DEC 10, 2025Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

  4. MAR 25, 2025IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  5. MAR 25, 2025IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 18, 2026

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Dec 10, 2025

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Referred: Mar 25, 2025

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