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To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for entitlement to a headstone or grave marker under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of a Reserve of an Armed Force, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs headstones or grave markers. It includes members and former members of the Armed Forces Reserves who do not qualify as veterans solely due to not meeting minimum active-duty service requirements. The bill allows these individuals to receive VA-provided headstones or grave markers despite not meeting the standard veteran status definition.
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- Dec 19, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- Aug 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Aug 8, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 8, 2025
Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for entitlement to a headstone or grave marker under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of a Reserve of an Armed Force, 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 “Giving Reservists A Valiant Eternity Act” or the “GRAVE Act”.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ENTITLEMENT TO HEADSTONE OR GRAVE MARKER UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Paragraph (5) of section 2306(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(5) A member (or former member) of a Reserve of an Armed Force who is not a veteran solely by reason of not meeting the minimum active-duty service requirements under section 5303A of this title.”. <all>
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