H.R. 647 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 17 (12 D, 5 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-01-23
Latest action (2025-10-17): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.
What H.R. 647 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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