Honoring Veterans' Families Act

Bill: 115-hr-6409
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2018-07-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Family relationships

Marriage and family status

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6637)

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Honoring Veterans' Families Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide inscriptions for deceased spouses and children on certain headstones furnished by the VA.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6409 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2018 Mr. LaMalfa (for himself, Mr. Posey , Ms. Tenney , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Rothfus , Mr. Allen , Mr. Lamborn , and Mr. Tipton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide inscriptions for spouses and children on certain headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Veterans’ Families Act . 2. Provision of inscriptions for spouses and children on certain headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) (1) In the case of an individual for whom the Secretary has furnished a headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of the individual in a non-VA cemetery under subsection (a) or for whom the Secretary has furnished a headstone or marker under subsection (d), the Secretary may, if feasible and upon request, replace the headstone or marker to add an inscription for the surviving spouse or eligible dependent child of such individual following the death of the surviving spouse or eligible dependent child. (2) If the spouse or eligible dependent child of an individual referred to in paragraph (1) predeceases the individual, the Secretary may, if feasible and upon request, include an inscription for the spouse or dependent child on the headstone or marker furnished for the individual under subsection (a) or (d). (3) In this section, the term non-VA cemetery means— (A) a veterans' cemetery owned by a State; or (B) a State, local, tribal, or private cemetery. . (b) Effective date Subsection (i) of section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an individual who dies on or after January 1, 2014.