Honor Gold Star Families Act

Tim Sheehy

Republican · MT · Senator

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

2026-06-17

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The military currently pays a one-time cash payment called a death gratuity to families when a service member dies, and this bill would increase that payment amount and automatically adjust it each year to keep up with inflation. The change would help military families cope with the financial hardship of losing a loved one who served in the Armed Forces. This bill is currently under review by the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4807 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4807 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase, and provide a cost- of-living adjustment with respect to, the death gratuity for families of deceased members of the Armed Forces. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 17, 2026 Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase, and provide a cost- of-living adjustment with respect to, the death gratuity for families of deceased members of the Armed Forces. 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 ``Honor Gold Star Families Act''. SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AND COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF DEATH GRATUITY. (a) Increase in Death Gratuity.-- (1) Increase.--Section 1478(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$200,000''. (2) Retroactive applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2026. (b) Cost-of-Living Adjustment of Death Gratuity.--Section 1478 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: ``(c) Annual Adjustment to Death Gratuity.--(1) On January 1, 2027, and January 1 of each year thereafter, the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection (a) shall be increased by the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the preceding calendar year exceeds such Consumer Price Index for the calendar year before such preceding calendar year, rounded to the nearest $100. ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall annually publish the amount of the death gratuity payable under subsection (a), as adjusted by paragraph (1), in the Federal Register.''. <all>

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