All Roll Calls
Yes: 413 • No: 0
119-hr-2721119th CongressWALLET
Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
Passed House
Summary
Expands government-provided memorials for eligible veterans for seven years. This bill would create a seven-year pilot that lets the Secretary of Veterans Affairs furnish a headstone, burial marker, or medallion under 38 U.S.C. 2306 for veterans eligible for national cemetery burial whose graves have not already been furnished, and it would temporarily remove the restriction in section 8041(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 for that pilot period.
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- Families and survivors: Eligible families would receive a government-provided headstone, marker, or medallion for veterans who died on or after December 7, 1941 if the grave lacks a VA-supplied marker. The pilot applies for seven years after enactment.
- Veterans and pension recipients: The bill would change 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7) by replacing Nov. 30, 2031 with Feb. 29, 2032, moving that pension-related date by about three months. The Secretary must also update the National Cemetery Administration website to show the effect on eligibility.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More VA markers for eligible veterans
If enacted, VA would furnish a headstone, burial marker, or medallion for some veterans. It would run for seven years after enactment and would not be limited by a 1990 law during that time. It would apply if the veteran is eligible for burial in a national cemetery, died on or after December 7, 1941, and does not already have a VA-furnished marker. VA would also update the National Cemetery website to explain the change. Families of eligible veterans could see lower memorial costs during the seven-year window.
Veterans pension date extended to Feb 29, 2032
If enacted, the bill would move a pension-related limit date in VA law from November 30, 2031 to February 29, 2032. This change would take effect at enactment. It only shifts the deadline and does not change pension amounts. It would matter only for pensions limited by 38 U.S.C. 5503(d)(7).
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 9/16/2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yes: 413 • No: 0