Honoring Veterans’ Families Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2651
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-10-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Family relationships

Marriage and family status

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Honoring Veterans' Families Act</b> <b>of 2019</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: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2651 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 21, 2019 Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Veterans’ Families Act of 2019 . 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-Department 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-Department 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 October 1, 2018.