S. 1116 Senate Armed Forces and National Security
Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
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.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Mar 25, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Mar 25, 2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247. Dec 10, 2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Dec 10, 2025
- 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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