HR6943Referred to Committee

Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-01-06
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Gabe Evans
Gabe Evans
Republican · CO · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (554 recorded votes)

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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

2026-03-26

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would increase the amount of money the Department of Veterans Affairs provides to help cover burial and funeral costs for deceased veterans and their eligible family members. The legislation aims to ensure that veterans receive more financial support for final expenses, which currently may not fully cover the costs of a funeral service. The change would affect veterans' families who are responsible for arranging burials and may struggle with the expense.

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Armed Forces and National Security

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6943 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6943 To amend title 38, United States Code, to standardize the payment of burial and funeral expenses and plot allowances for deceased veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2026 Mr. Evans of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to standardize the payment of burial and funeral expenses and plot allowances for deceased veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF CERTAIN BURIAL BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) In General.--Section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Deceased veterans: burial and funeral expenses; plot allowance''; (2) in subsection (a)(2)-- (A) by striking ``who is not covered by section 2307 of this title and''; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; and (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph: ``(A) The deceased veteran dies as a result of a service-connected disability or disabilities.''; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``subparagraph (B) or (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C) or (D)''. (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2307 of such title is repealed. (c) Clerical Amendments.--Such title is further amended-- (1) in section 2303(b)(1)(B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; (2) in section 2308-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) by striking ``in subparagraph (B) or (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C) or (D)''; and (ii) by striking ``, or pursuant to section 2307 of this title,''; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)(D)''; and (3) in section 5101, by striking ``sections 2303, 2307, and 5121'' and inserting ``sections 2303 and 5121''. <all>
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