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HR 1344 · introduced · niche

Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act

What this bill does

  • This bill expands who can receive a memorial headstone or marker when their remains are unavailable.
  • Spouses, children, and dependents of veterans and armed forces members are newly eligible regardless of death date.
  • The change removes a November 11, 1998 eligibility cutoff date with no specified fiscal impact.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

  1. 01

    How would removing the 1998 cutoff date affect the number of family members eligible for memorial headstones, and what would be the budget implications?

  2. 02

    What circumstances lead to remains being unavailable, and why should spouses and dependents receive memorials in those specific situations?

  3. 03

    How does expanding eligibility to all family members compare to current practices in other countries' military honor systems?

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Sponsor · R-PA-14

Guy Reschenthaler

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Introduced 2025-03-26

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-26 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  2. 2025-03-21 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  3. 2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  4. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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