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S 1116 · in committee · niche

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill allows veterans to receive both an urn or plaque AND a headstone or burial benefits from the VA.
  • Veterans who request urns or plaques are affected, as current law requires them to choose instead of getting both.
  • The bill removes restrictions on benefit combinations with no specific cost or timeline mentioned.

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  1. 01

    How would allowing veterans to receive both an urn and a headstone change burial costs compared to the current either/or system?

  2. 02

    Which veterans would benefit most from being able to claim multiple memorial benefits simultaneously under this bill?

  3. 03

    What evidence supports that removing these benefit restrictions addresses a significant gap in current VA funeral and burial services?

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Jim Banks

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Introduced 2026-03-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-18 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  2. 2025-12-10 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

  3. 2025-03-25 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  4. 2025-03-25 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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