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Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026
To amend title 38, United States Code, to standardize the payment of burial and funeral expenses and plot allowances for deceased veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to standardize burial and funeral expense benefits for deceased veterans under the Department of Veterans Affairs. It consolidates previously separate burial benefit provisions into a single section of law and expands eligibility to include veterans who die as a result of service-connected disabilities. The bill also makes conforming changes to related provisions of federal veterans affairs law to reflect these consolidations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Gabe Evans’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- HASELDEN CONSTRUCTION $13,513
- BT CONSTRUCTION $11,600
- STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $9,900
- FISHER INVESTMENTS $9,900
- SPIERER WOODWARD $9,900
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Actions (6)
- Mar 26, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
- Mar 26, 2026 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- Jan 29, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- Jan 6, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jan 6, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2026
Mr. Evans of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to standardize the payment of burial and funeral expenses and plot allowances for deceased veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 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 “Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF CERTAIN BURIAL BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) In General.—Section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the heading and inserting “Deceased veterans: burial and funeral expenses; plot allowance”;
(2) in subsection (a)(2)—
(A) by striking “who is not covered by section 2307 of this title and”;
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; and
(C) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
“(A) The deceased veteran dies as a result of a service-connected disability or disabilities.”; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking “subparagraph (B) or
(C)” and inserting “subparagraph (C) or (D)”.
(b) Conforming Repeal.—Section 2307 of such title is repealed.
(c) Clerical Amendments.—Such title is further amended—
(1) in section 2303(b)(1)(B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”;
(2) in section 2308—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking “in subparagraph (B) or
(C)” and inserting “subparagraph (C) or
(D)”; and
(ii) by striking “, or pursuant to section 2307 of this title,”; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking “subsection
(a)(2)(C)” and inserting “subsection (a)(2)(D)”; and
(3) in section 5101, by striking “sections 2303, 2307, and 5121” and inserting “sections 2303 and 5121”. <all>
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