# 115-hr-4338: Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

115-hr-4338, Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4338
- Congress: 115
- Title: Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-11-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs, upon request and at U.S. expense, to furnish to a deceased individual in lieu a headstone or marker: (1) an urn to signify the individual's veteran status, in which such individual's remains may be placed at private expense; or (2) a commemorative plaque signifying the individual's veteran status. A "deceased individual" is an individual: (1) who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; (2) who is eligible for a headstone or marker or would be so eligible but for the date of the individual's death; and (3) whose remains were cremated and placed in a site of interment or inurnment other than a national cemetery, a state veterans' cemetery, a tribal cemetery, or a private cemetery.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2018-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6409: Honoring Veterans' Families Act
- 115-hr-6246: Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6114: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 115-hr-5948: Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5407: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4338 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4338)

## Related
- [115-hr-6409: Honoring Veterans' Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6409)
- [115-hr-6246: Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6246)
- [115-hr-6114: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6114)
- [115-hr-5948: Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5948)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5407: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5407)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4338 (as of 2025-11-18).