HR 10395
118th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Cemeteries and funerals
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2024
Introduced: December 12, 2024
Introduced by:
Kennedy, Timothy M.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2024
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and implement a two-year pilot program to furnish, when requested, an appropriate headstone or burial marker to commemorate covered veterans. Covered veterans are veterans who died on or before November 1, 1990, and were released or discharged from service under conditions other than dishonorable. Currently, these benefits are only available to eligible veterans who died on or after November 1, 1990.
The bill requires the VA to update the National Cemetery Administration website with respect to the requirements for eligibility for a headstone or burial marker.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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