Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Emmer
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
MN • R
Cosponsors
Reschenthaler
PA • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
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DesJarlais
TN • R
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Latta
OH • R
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Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
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Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
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LaLota
NY • R
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Womack
AR • R
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Salazar
FL • R
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Stauber
MN • R
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Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]
MO • R
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Aderholt
AL • R
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Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
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Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
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Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
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Fulcher
ID • R
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Crenshaw
TX • R
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Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
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Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
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Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1]
FL • R
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Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
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McBride
DE • D
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Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
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Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
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Costa
CA • D
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Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
CA • R
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Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
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Nehls
TX • R
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7]
SC • R
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Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
TX • R
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Wied
WI • R
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Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
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Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
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Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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Ciscomani
AZ • R
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Rose
TN • R
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Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]
AL • R
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Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
KY • R
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Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
WI • R
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Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
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Feenstra
IA • R
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Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
MN • R
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Tiffany
WI • R
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Van Duyne
TX • R
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Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1]
NE • R
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Moore (WV)
WV • R
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Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
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Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
FL • R
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Cole
OK • R
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Goldman (TX)
TX • R
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Pfluger
TX • R
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Carson
IN • D
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Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]
FL • R
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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
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Crawford
AR • R
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Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
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Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
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Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]
CO • R
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Wittman
VA • R
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Gray
CA • D
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Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
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Crane
AZ • R
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
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Obernolte
CA • R
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
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Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
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Sewell
AL • D
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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
VT • D
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Hageman
WY • R
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Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
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Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
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Lee (FL)
FL • R
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Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
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Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
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Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
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Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
NE • R
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Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
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Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
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McGuire
VA • R
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Knott
NC • R
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Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
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Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
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McDowell
NC • R
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Hunt
TX • R
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Biggs (SC)
SC • R
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Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
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Turner (OH)
OH • R
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Loudermilk
GA • R
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Kean
NJ • R
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Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]
OH • R
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Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
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Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]
OH • R
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Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
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Evans (CO)
CO • R
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Messmer
IN • R
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Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
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Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
MD • R
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Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
GA • R
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
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Fitzgerald
WI • R
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
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Riley (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
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Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]
OH • D
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Davis (NC)
NC • D
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Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
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Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
SC • R
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Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
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Franklin, Scott
FL • R
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Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
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Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
AZ • R
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Haridopolos
FL • R
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Schmidt
KS • R
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Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
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Bentz
OR • R
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