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US HB6814
Bill
Status
12/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Pappas
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AI Summary
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Removes the September 30, 2032 expiration date for burial benefits (headstones, markers, and national cemetery interment) for spouses and children who predecease active duty service members, making these benefits permanent
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Establishes a $745 transportation allowance for transporting deceased veterans to covered veterans' cemeteries, with annual adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index
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Requires VA to pay actual transportation costs for veterans who die in VA facilities or contract institutions when burial is in the same or another state
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Authorizes the Secretary to provide group headstones or markers at burial locations containing remains of multiple veterans, with restrictions on providing replacement individual markers once a group marker is placed
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Expands eligibility for VA plot or interment allowances to include veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable who would qualify for national cemetery burial but for minimum active duty service requirements
Legislative Description
Veterans’ Burial Improvement Act of 2025
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
1/22/2026