# 119-s-4108: Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act

119-s-4108, Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4108
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-15

## Summary

**Indexes and raises VA burial payments for veterans whose deaths are service-connected.** This bill would raise the base burial and funeral payment from $2,000 to $3,000 and require annual adjustments for inflation. The increases would be tied to the all-items Consumer Price Index for U.S. cities and calculated using the year-over-year change for the 12-month period ending June 30, rounded to the nearest dollar.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher burial payments for veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, the VA would raise the burial and funeral payment for deaths from a service-connected disability from $2,000 to $3,000. The $3,000 would be described as "$3,000 (as increased from time to time under subsection (b))." Each fiscal year, the VA Secretary would increase that amount automati…

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## Sources
- [119-s-4108 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4108)

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- [119-s-1260: Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1260)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4576)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-2461: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2461)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4108 (as of 2026-08-15).