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HR 6343 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Intergovernmental relations Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act

Introduced: November 9, 2023 Introduced by: Kim, Andy Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Nov 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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Protecting our Veterans' Memories Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay a state, state agency, or political subdivision of a state $525 as a plot or internment allowance for spouses and children of veterans who are buried in a cemetery owned by the state, agency, or political subdivision. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to pay a plot or internment allowance for spouses, surviving spouses (including if they have remarried), or minor children (those under 21 or under 23 if they are attending an approved educational institution). The VA may pay the allowance for unmarried adult children of certain veterans.

What's happening now November 27, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Nov 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6343: Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6343/
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"H.R. 6343: Protecting our Veterans’ Memories Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6343/.
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H.R. 6343, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6343/.
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