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HR4398119th CongressWALLET

Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act

Sponsored By: Representative Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]

In Committee

Summary

48-hour certification deadline for VA clinicians to sign death certificates for veterans who die of natural causes, plus annual reports tracking compliance and reasons for delays. The bill aims to reduce long waits that block burials and survivor benefits.

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Faster death certificates for veterans

This bill would require a VA doctor or nurse practitioner who was the veteran’s primary care provider to sign the death certificate within 48 hours after learning the veteran died of natural causes. If the VA provider could not meet the 48-hour window, the local coroner or medical examiner could sign instead. The VA would have to report to Congress one year after enactment and every year after on compliance: the share that met 48 hours, the number that did not, and the most common reasons. If passed, this could speed burials and help survivors start benefits and claims sooner.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]

MN • R

Cosponsors

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