Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-2181
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 

Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2023

This bill permanently extends certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits provided to spouses and dependent children of veterans or active duty servicemembers. Specifically, the bill permanently requires the VA to furnish, upon request, memorial headstones or markers for spouses or dependent children of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death. Additionally, the bill permanently authorizes burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration for a spouse or dependent child of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death.

action_date: 2024-05-01
text: 

Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2023

This bill permanently extends certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits provided to spouses and dependent children of veterans or active duty servicemembers. Specifically, the bill permanently requires the VA to furnish, upon request, memorial headstones or markers for spouses or dependent children of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death. Additionally, the bill permanently authorizes burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration for a spouse or dependent child of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death.

action_date: 2025-01-04
text: 

Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024

This act extends certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits provided to spouses and dependent children of veterans or active duty servicemembers.

Specifically, the act extends through FY2032 the requirement for the VA to furnish, upon request, memorial headstones or markers for spouses or dependent children of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death.

Additionally, the act extends through FY2032 the authority for burial in any open national cemetery under the control of the National Cemetery Administration for a spouse or dependent child of veterans or servicemembers who were serving on active duty at the time of the spouse’s or child’s death.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-04
text: Became Public Law No: 118-271.
action_date: 2025-01-04
text: Became Public Law No: 118-271.
action_date: 2025-01-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2025-01-04
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-12-26
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-26
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-12-21
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment and amendment to the title to S. 2181 by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-19
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6036)
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6036)
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2181.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6036-6037)
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2024-05-03
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-05-01
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
action_date: 2024-05-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3294)
action_date: 2024-05-01
text: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294)
action_date: 2024-05-01
text: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3294)
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 118-271