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[H.R. 647 Reported in House

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 Union Calendar No. 295
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 647

 [Report No. 119-343]

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of 
 certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or 
 plaque is furnished, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 23, 2025

Mr. Yakym (for himself and Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
 Affairs

 October 17, 2025

 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. 
Harder of California, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Miller of 
Ohio, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. 
 Shreve, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Carson, and Mr. Deluzio

 October 17, 2025

 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
 House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
 in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
 23, 2025]

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 A BILL

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of 
 certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or 
 plaque is furnished, 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. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting 
Place Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
 HEADSTONES, MARKERS, AND BURIAL RECEPTACLES FOR CERTAIN 
 INDIVIDUALS.

 Subsection

    (b)

    (2) of 

section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended in subparagraphs
        (B) and
            (C) by striking ``who dies on or 
after November 11, 1998,'' each place it appears.

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL BURIAL 
 BENEFITS WHEN AN URN OR PLAQUE IS PROVIDED.

    (a) In General.--Subsection

    (h) of such section is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``In lieu of furnishing a 
 headstone or marker under this section for'' and inserting ``In 
 the case of'';

    (2) by striking paragraph

    (2) ;

    (3) by redesignating paragraphs

    (3) through

    (5) as 
 paragraphs

    (2) through

    (4) , respectively; and

    (4) in paragraph

    (1) by striking ``paragraph

    (3) '' and 
 inserting ``paragraph

    (2) ''.

    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection

    (a) shall 
apply with respect to an individual who dies on or after January 5, 
2021.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF PENSION.

 

Section 5503
            (d) (7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``November 30, 2031'' and inserting ``May 31, 2033''.
 Union Calendar No. 295

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 647

 [Report No. 119-343]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of 
 certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or 
 plaque is furnished, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 October 17, 2025

 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
 House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed