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HR5931119th CongressWALLET

Veterans’ Cremation Certainty Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

In Committee

Summary

Directly funds veterans' chosen direct cremation by making the Department of Veterans Affairs the payer to cremation providers. The bill would let eligible veterans name a direct cremation provider on a pre-need application and have the VA pay up to the corresponding burial benefit amount in place of that benefit.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

VA pays direct cremation for veterans

This bill would let the VA pay a cremation provider for a veteran's direct cremation. The veteran would need to file a pre-death application and name the provider. The payment would replace the burial benefit and could not exceed the amounts allowed under existing burial rules. VA would have to issue implementing regulations within 120 days of enactment. The change would apply to deaths 180 days after enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

AZ • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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