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US HB2721

Bill

Status

Engrossed

9/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Kennedy

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs must furnish headstones, burial markers, or medallions for veterans who died on or after December 7, 1941, are eligible for national cemetery burial, and whose graves lack VA-provided markers

  • Authority is temporary, lasting seven years from enactment, and bypasses restrictions in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990

  • National Cemetery Administration website must be updated during this period to reflect expanded eligibility for headstones and markers

  • Extends certain limits on veterans' pension payments from November 30, 2031 to February 29, 2032

  • Passed the House of Representatives on September 16, 2025

Legislative Description

Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025

Armed forces and national security

Last Action

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

9/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Veterans' Affairs9/17/2025
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs4/22/2025
Veterans' Affairs4/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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