Bill · S. 1116· Senate(119-S-1116)
Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/25/2025
- Last activity
- 3/18/2026 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Sponsored by
- Jim Banks
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the "Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place Act of 2025." It seeks to amend title 38 of the United States Code regarding Department of Veterans Affairs burial benefits. Specifically, the legislation aims to authorize the provision of certain additional burial benefits for individuals when an urn or plaque is furnished. The changes involve restructuring how paragraph (1) of section 2306(h) is worded and reordering subsequent paragraphs. These amendments apply to individuals who died on or after January 5, 2021.
Yes
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+5
The bill directly provides additional burial benefits specifically for veterans.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+4
The bill expands and clarifies burial benefits for veterans using urns or plaques.
Does this help veterans get medical care?+3
The bill enhances benefits for veterans by addressing burial provisions related to urns or plaques.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expanded Burial Benefits: The bill authorizes the provision of certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or plaque is furnished (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
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+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+4
- Healthcare
- Improves Veterans Healthcare+3
- 3/18/2026
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 12/10/2025
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.
- 7/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/25/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine
Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada