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S. 1116 Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025

Introduced
Mar 25, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Banks, Jim (R-IN)
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STAGE 2 OF 8 — COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

Currently in the Senate. Last action: committee on veterans' affairs. ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably on Mar 18, 2026.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Mar 25, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Mar 25, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247. Dec 10, 2025
  4. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Dec 10, 2025
  5. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Mar 18, 2026

Cosponsors

2

Subjects

Cemeteries and funeralsVeterans' organizations and recognition

Committees

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee
    • [Markup By, Mar 18, 2026]
    • [Hearings By (full committee), Dec 10, 2025]
    • [Hearings By (full committee), Dec 10, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Mar 25, 2025]

Summary

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025This bill provides that the provision of an urn or commemorative plaque does not prohibit an individual from receiving a headstone or marker or other burial benefits (i.e., interment at a national cemetery) from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under current law, individuals who request an urn or plaque do so in lieu of being furnished a headstone or burial benefit.

[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]

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