Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024

Bill: 118-s-2181
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2023-06-22
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-04
text: Became Public Law No: 118-271.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill permanently extends certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits provided&nbsp;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.</p>

action_date: 2024-05-01
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><strong>Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill permanently extends&nbsp;certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)&nbsp;burial benefits provided&nbsp;to spouses and dependent children of veterans or active duty servicemembers. Specifically, the bill permanently requires&nbsp;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.</p>

action_date: 2025-01-04
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><strong>Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This act extends certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) burial benefits provided to spouses and dependent children of veterans or active duty servicemembers.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>

tv_txt: One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Sess. Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four S. 2181 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to extend authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024 . 2. Extension of entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30, 2025 both places it appears and inserting September 30, 2032 . 3. Extension of authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30, 2025 and inserting September 30, 2032 .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 2d Session In the House of Representatives, U. S., November 18, 2024 AMENDMENTS:

That the bill from the Senate (S. 2181) entitled An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the sunset on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to repeal the sunset on authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024 . 2. Extension of entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30, 2025 both places it appears and inserting September 30, 2032 . 3. Extension of authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30, 2025 and inserting September 30, 2032 .

Amend the title so as to read: An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to extend authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes. .

Kevin F. McCumber Clerk.

tv_txt: 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2181 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the sunset on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to repeal the sunset on authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2023 . 2. Repeal of sunset on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking if such death occurs before October 1, 2024 both places it appears. 3. Repeal of sunset on authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking if such death occurs before October 1, 2024 .

Passed the Senate May 1, 2024. Secretary

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2181 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2023 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Brown ) 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 repeal the sunset on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to repeal the sunset on authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2023 . 2. Repeal of sunset on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking if such death occurs before October 1, 2024 both places it appears. 3. Repeal of sunset on authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking if such death occurs before October 1, 2024 .