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Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial and funeral expenses paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of death from a service-connected disability, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill increases the burial and funeral expenses that the VA pays for veterans who die from service-connected disabilities from $2,000 to $3,000. The bill also establishes an automatic annual adjustment mechanism that will increase the burial benefit each fiscal year based on inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The adjustment will be calculated by comparing the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period ending June 30 before each fiscal year to the prior 12-month period and rounding to the nearest dollar.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- May 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- May 29, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 29, 2026
Mr. Finstad (for himself and Ms. Morrison) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial and funeral expenses paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of death from a service-connected disability, 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 “Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN BURIAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSES PAID BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN THE CASE OF DEATH FROM A SERVICE- CONNECTED DISABILITY.
Section 2307 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting “(a)” before “In any case”;
(2) by striking “$2,000” and inserting “$3,000 (as increased from time to time under subsection (b))”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(b) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the nearest dollar) in the amount of burial and funeral expenses payable under subsection (a)(1) equal to the percentage by which—
“(1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) for the 12-month period ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the increase is made, exceeds
“(2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period preceding the 12-month period described in paragraph (1).”. <all>
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