US HB6943

Amends Section 2303 of title 38, U.S. Code to consolidate burial benefit eligibility criteria, adding veterans who die from service-connected disabilities as a qualifying category for burial and funeral expense payments

Repeals Section 2307 of title 38, which previously contained separate provisions for burial benefits, merging those provisions into the standardized Section 2303 framework

Updates cross-references in Sections 2308 and 5101 to reflect the consolidation of burial benefit provisions and removal of Section 2307

Introduced January 6, 2026 by Rep. Evans of Colorado and referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs