# 119-hr-7932: HONOR Gold Star Families Act

119-hr-7932, HONOR Gold Star Families Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7932
- Congress: 119
- Title: HONOR Gold Star Families Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would double the death gratuity for military survivors to $200,000 and tie future increases to measured inflation.** It would apply to deaths on or after January 1, 2026, and would begin annual cost-of-living adjustments on January 1, 2027 based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with increases rounded to the nearest $100 and the Secretary of Defense required to publish the adjusted amount each year.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher death payment for military survivors: benefit, high. If enacted, survivors of service members who die on or after January 1, 2026 would receive a one-time $200,000 death gratuity. This replaces the current $100,000 payment. Beginning January 1, 2027, the payment would rise each January 1 based on how much the CPI‑U increased in the prior year versus…

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- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
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## Sources
- [119-hr-7932 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7932)

## Related
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7932 (as of 2026-09-21).