# 119-s-3241: Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act

119-s-3241, Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3241
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a $525 plot or interment allowance** to help cover burials of certain family members of veterans in State or local cemeteries. Payments would be made to the State or local authority that owns the cemetery and can be increased over time by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. - Families: Spouses, surviving spouses (including those who remarried), minor children under 21, minor children under 23 if in school, and at the Secretary's discretion unmarried adult children can qualify. Eligibility applies to deaths on or after enactment. - State and local cemetery owners: The State, a State agency, or a political subdivision that owns the cemetery would receive $525 for each eligible burial, and that base amount may be adjusted later under existing law.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Burial payment for veterans' families: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would pay $525 to a State or local government that owns a cemetery when an eligible person is buried there. Eligible people would include a spouse, a surviving spouse (even if remarried), a child under 21, or a child under 23 if in school. The VA Secretary could also make an u…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3241 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3241)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3241 (as of 2026-04-21).