S. 2309
119th Congress
Senate
Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
Official title: A bill to direct a physician or nurse practitioner employed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certify the death of a veteran not later than 48 hours afte… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to direct a physician or nurse practitioner employed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certify the death of a veteran not later than 48 hours after such physician or nurse practitioner learns of such death, and for other purposes.
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5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2026
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 10, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.
Dec 10, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Jul 16, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Bill text
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- ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)
- PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
- NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSN
- PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
- ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)
- NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSN
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Veterans Employment & Training Service
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2309: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2309/
"S. 2309: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2309/.
S. 2309, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2309/.
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