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US HB6244
Bill
Status
11/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bonnie Coleman
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AI Summary
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Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a $525 plot or interment allowance to State cemeteries for burial of spouses and children of eligible veterans
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Eligible family members include spouses, surviving spouses (including those who remarried), minor children under 21 (or under 23 if enrolled in approved educational institution), and at the Secretary's discretion, unmarried adult children
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Allowance amount will increase over time in accordance with existing adjustment provisions
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Applies only to deaths occurring on or after the date of enactment
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Amends Section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, to extend burial benefits currently available for veterans to their qualifying family members buried in State-owned cemeteries
Legislative Description
Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
1/5/2026