HR 647 · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-01-23· Sponsored by Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.(2025-10-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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H.R. 647, Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

Jun 4, 2025

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 6, 2025

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Cosponsors (17)

12 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3]SC
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]AS
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]KY
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]IL
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]CA
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]NY
Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5]OR
Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]NM
Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]NV
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]VA
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]CA
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]FL
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]PA