Bill · S. 2623· Senate(119-S-2623)
HONOR Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 7/31/2025
- Last activity
- 7/31/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Mike Rounds
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The HONOR Act of 2025 aims to increase transparency within the National Cemetery Administration. It requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to post a document on a public website showing interment schedule availability for all operational cemeteries. This schedule must be updated every 30 days after an initial 120-day implementation period. The bill also requires the Secretary to define "interment schedule availability" and submit a historical data report to Congress. Additionally, it mandates continued participation in the American Customer Satisfaction Index survey and the administration of specific customer service surveys.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+6
The bill mandates the public posting of interment availability and the publication of customer service survey results.
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+5
The bill enhances the transparency and responsiveness of national cemetery services for veterans and their families.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+5
The bill improves the administration and transparency of burial services through required scheduling data and customer service feedback.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency of Cemetery Availability: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must maintain a publicly accessible spreadsheet displaying the most recent interment schedule availability for each operational cemetery under the National Cemetery Administration (Section 2, subsection a). This provides families with clear information regarding scheduling.
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Improved Scheduling Coordination: The proposed definition for "interment schedule availability" will take into account the ability to meet a family's preferred dates, days of the week, and times for scheduling the interment (Section 2, subsection c).
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Continued Feedback Mechanisms: The Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs is required to continue administering customer service surveys to veterans, families, and funeral homes and must publish the results of those surveys (Section 3, subsection b).
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Congressional Oversight of Survey Changes: The Under Secretary must notify Congress 30 days before making any changes to the methodology, participants, or scope of the National Cemetery Administration surveys (Section 3, subsection b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+6
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+5
- 7/31/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut