H.R. 647 · 119th Congress
Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
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YakymSponsor17 cosponsors · 12 D, 5 R
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Biggs
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Amata Radewagen
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McGarvey
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(Nikki) Budzinski
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Harder
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Suozzi
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Bynum
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(Gabe) Vasquez
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Miller
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Lee
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Gottheimer
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Panetta
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Vindman
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Shreve
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Carson
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Deluzio
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Haridopolos1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This 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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 23, 2025
Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
This 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
Latest action (Oct 17, 2025): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 295.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 23, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.