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Search Results: keywords:"veterans burial benefits"

H. R. 8854 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or plaque is furnished, and for other purposes.
June 27, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:331
H.R. 8854, known as the “Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2024,” aims to amend Title 38 of the United States Code. This bill allows for additional burial benefits for veterans when an urn or plaque is provided, with a specific provision stating these benefits apply if a...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8854 is a bill that would help make sure veterans can have special markers or urns for their graves, even if someone else, not the government, pays for them. It tells who can pay for these, how to do it properly, and wants to make it fair and clear for everyone involved.
H. R. 9055 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to memorial affairs, and for other purposes.
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July 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,280
The "Veterans’ Burial Improvement Act of 2024" aims to enhance burial benefits for veterans and their families. It permanently allows for the provision of headstones and interment in national cemeteries for the spouses and children of service members who pass away before them. The bill also...
Simple Explanation
The "Veterans’ Burial Improvement Act of 2024" is a plan to help take care of where veterans and their families are buried by covering costs like headstones and transportation, but it might end up costing more money than expected because the rules about who gets these benefits are getting bigger and bigger.
H. R. 7729 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for headstones, markers, and burial receptacles under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who died before November 11, 1998.
March 19, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:299
H.R. 7729, also known as the "Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act," aims to change existing laws related to veterans' burial benefits. The bill seeks to expand eligibility for receiving headstones, markers, and burial receptacles from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7729 is a plan to help more people who were part of the military get special stones and markers for their graves, even if they died before November 11, 1998. It wants to change the rules so these people can be remembered like heroes until October 1, 2034.

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