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US HB6032

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steven Horsford

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of enslaved individuals who accompanied Armed Forces members during active service or served in lieu of another person

  • Extends eligibility to individuals who performed military functions while legally prohibited from serving based on race, gender, sex, or ethnicity under Federal, State, or Tribal law

  • Requires headstones for enslaved individuals who served Confederate forces to include language denoting they were "forced to support their own enslavement"

  • Limits requests for these grave markers to direct descendants or individuals who have made reasonable attempts to obtain consent from known direct descendants

  • Requires the VA to prescribe implementing regulations within one year, informed by Civil War historians, civil rights organizations, and descendants, with a report to Congress due within 15 months

Legislative Description

Headstones for Honor Act

Armed forces and national security

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

11/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs11/17/2025
Veterans' Affairs11/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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