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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for certain veterans for whom urns were previously furnished when such veterans are interred with other eligible individuals, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide headstones or markers for cremated veterans who are buried at the same site as another eligible individual, such as a spouse. Currently, cremated veterans receive only an urn or commemorative plaque. The new headstone or marker may include information about both the veteran and the other individual at the burial site, as long as it does not exceed the cost limit set by law. The provision applies when the veteran and another eligible person are interred together at the same location.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Julia Brownley’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $9,600
- HAAS AUTOMATION $9,100
- SPARAGNA & SPARAGNA $6,600
- HACKMAN CAPITAL $6,600
- UNITED STAFFING ASSOCIATES $6,600
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Actions (3)
- Jun 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- Jun 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jun 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2025
Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for certain veterans for whom urns were previously furnished when such veterans are interred with other eligible individuals, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Loved Ones Interment Act”.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEADSTONES AND MARKERS FOR CERTAIN CREMATED VETERANS INTERRED WITH OTHER ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Section 2306(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
(i) and (ii), respectively;
(2) by striking “If the Secretary” and inserting “(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph
(B):
“(B) In the case of a deceased individual referred to in subsection (a) who is cremated and for whom an urn or commemorative plaque is furnished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may also furnish a headstone or marker for the individual if—
“(i) the individual is interred at the same burial site as another individual referred to in section 2402(a) of this title;
“(ii) the headstone or marker furnished includes information about both such individuals; and
“(iii) the inclusion of such information does not increase the cost of the headstone or marker beyond the maximum amount permitted under law.”. <all>
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