# 116-hr-5639: Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act

116-hr-5639, Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5639
- Congress: 116
- Title: Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced: 2020-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- 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 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish an urn or commemorative plaque in lieu of a headstone or marker to eligible deceased individuals if requested. Specifically, the United States must pay for an urn (in which the remains of such individual may be placed at private expense) or a commemorative plaque signifying the individual's status as a veteran. Eligible deceased individuals are those who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; are buried in a private cemetery but eligible for burial in a national cemetery; are buried in a private cemetery and were entitled to a headstone, marker or medallion (or would have been but for their age); and were cremated and not interred in a national cemetery, a state veterans' cemetery, a tribal cemetery, or a private cemetery.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5639 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5639)

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- [116-hr-7659: Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7659)
- [116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7071)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-5605: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5605)
- [116-hr-5046: Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5046)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5639 (as of 2025-11-18).