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To increase the death gratuity payable upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces and to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill increases the death gratuity payable to the survivors of military service members who die from $100,000 to $200,000, effective for deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2026. It establishes an annual cost-of-living adjustment to the death gratuity amount based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, beginning January 1, 2027. The adjusted amount would be rounded to the nearest $100. The Secretary of Defense would be required to publish the adjusted death gratuity amount annually in the Federal Register.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
23 cosponsors
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP)
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX)
- Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14] (R-GA)
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO)
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA)
Actions (2)
- Mar 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Mar 12, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2026
Mr. Van Epps (for himself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Rose, Mr. James, and Mr. Burchett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To increase the death gratuity payable upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces and to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity, 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 “Honoring Our Nation’s Obligation to Remember Gold Star Families Act” or the “HONOR Gold Star Families Act”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEATH GRATUITY.
(a) Increase.—Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “$100,000” and inserting “$200,000”.
(b) Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2026.
SEC. 3. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF DEATH GRATUITY.
(a) Adjustment.—Section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
“(c) Annual Adjustment to Death Gratuity.—(1) On January 1 of each year, the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection
(a) shall be increased by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the preceding calendar year exceeds such Consumer Price Index for the calendar year before such preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $100.
“(2) The Secretary of Defense shall annually publish the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection (a), as adjusted by paragraph (1), in the Federal Register.”.
(b) Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply beginning on January 1, 2027. <all>
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