# 116-hr-8668: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

116-hr-8668, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS); status Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8668
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-10-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill authorizes specified acronyms to be included on headstones or markers that are furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to include KIA (killed in action), MIA (missing in action), and POW (prisoner of war) on a headstone or marker. Such acronyms are prohibited from counting towards any character or line limit.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8668 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8668)

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