119-hr4928

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GRAVE Act

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Introduced:
Aug 8, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security

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Aug 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Aug 8, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Aug 8, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Aug 8, 2025

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Armed Forces and National Security (Policy Area)

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Introduced in House

Aug 8, 2025

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Length: 1,683 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Aug 8, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 18, 2025 6:13 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4928 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4928

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for
entitlement to a headstone or grave marker under the laws administered
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of a Reserve of
an Armed Force, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 8, 2025

Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for
entitlement to a headstone or grave marker under the laws administered
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of a Reserve of
an Armed Force, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Giving Reservists A Valiant Eternity
Act'' or the ``GRAVE Act''.
SEC. 2.
LAWS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

Paragraph

(5) of
section 2306 (a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: `` (5) A member (or former member) of a Reserve of an Armed Force who is not a veteran solely by reason of not meeting the minimum active-duty service requirements under

(a) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``

(5) A member (or former member) of a Reserve of an Armed Force
who is not a veteran solely by reason of not meeting the minimum
active-duty service requirements under
section 5303A of this title.
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