Bill · H.R. 6814· House(119-HR-6814)
Veterans’ Burial Improvement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Last activity
- 1/22/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Chris Pappas
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The bill is known as the Veterans' Burial Improvement Act of 2025. It makes permanent certain burial benefits, headstones, and markers for spouses and children who predecease active duty members. The bill updates how the Department of Veterans Affairs pays for transporting deceased veterans and allows for group burial markers. It also expands eligibility for certain individuals to be buried in cemeteries that accept VA plot or interment allowances.
Yes
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+9
The bill directly improves memorial and burial benefits, financial transportation assistance, and cemetery access for veterans and their families.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+8
The legislation makes permanent burial benefits, updates transportation allowances, and expands cemetery eligibility for veterans and their families.
Does this help veterans get medical care?+3
The bill enhances benefits related to deceased veterans, including transportation assistance from healthcare facilities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Permanent Burial Benefits: Section 2 removes expiration dates for providing headstones, markers, and interment in national cemeteries for spouses and children who predecease members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty. This ensures families have permanent access to these benefits without worrying about an end date.
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Transportation Cost Assistance: Section 3 allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay a transportation allowance of $745, with yearly increases based on the Consumer Price Index, and covers actual transportation costs for certain veterans who die in VA or related facilities. This helps reduce the financial burden on grieving families.
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Group Markers: Section 4 allows the Secretary to furnish a group headstone or marker for multiple eligible individuals buried in the same location. This provides a clear way to honor groups of veterans when individual markers are not used.
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Expanded Cemetery Eligibility: Section 5 allows certain veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonor—along with their spouses and dependent children—to be buried in cemeteries that accept Department of Veterans Affairs plot or interment allowances, even if they normally would not meet active duty service requirements.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restriction on Duplicate Markers: Section 4 specifies that if the Secretary furnishes a group headstone or marker for a group of individuals, the Secretary cannot furnish a new or replacement burial or memorial headstone or marker for any individual whose remains are in that location. This limits families from receiving separate individual replacement markers once a group marker is placed.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+9
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+8
- Healthcare
- Improves Veterans Healthcare+3
- 1/22/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 12/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
James MoylanRepublican · Guam