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Union Calendar No. 295 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 647 
[Report No. 119–343] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of certain 
additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or plaque 
is furnished, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2025 
Mr. YAKYM (for himself and Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
OCTOBER 17, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. MCGARVEY, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. 
HARDER of California, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. BYNUM, Mr. VASQUEZ, Mr. MIL-
LER of Ohio, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. VINDMAN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. SHREVE, Mr. HARIDOPOLOS, Mr. CARSON, and Mr. 
DELUZIO 
OCTOBER 17, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 23, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
provision of certain additional burial benefits for individ-
uals for whom an urn or plaque is furnished, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Veterans’ 
Final Resting Place Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS HEADSTONES, MARKERS, 
AND BURIAL RECEPTACLES FOR CERTAIN IN-
DIVIDUALS. 
Subsection (b)(2) of section 2306 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended in subparagraphs (B) and (C) by 
striking ‘‘who dies on or after November 11, 1998,’’ each 
place it appears. 
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION 
OF ADDITIONAL BURIAL BENEFITS WHEN AN 
URN OR PLAQUE IS PROVIDED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘In lieu of fur-
nishing a headstone or marker under this section for’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In the case of’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) 
as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and 
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(4) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to an individual who 
dies on or after January 5, 2021. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF 
PENSION. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘November 30, 2031’’ and inserting 
‘‘May 31, 2033’’. 
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