Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 9/17/2025
Actions
- 2025-09-17Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-09-16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-09-16On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 269). (text: 09/16/2026 CR H4286)
- 2025-09-16Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 269). (text: 09/16/2026 CR H4286)
- 2025-09-16Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4330)
- 2025-09-15At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2025-09-15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2721.
- 2025-09-15Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4286)
- 2025-09-15Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2025-09-15Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 230.
- 2025-09-15Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-274.
- 2025-09-15Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-274.
- 2025-07-23Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 2025-07-23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2025-07-03Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
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CRS Summary
As of 2025-04-08 (00)
Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
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.
Subjects
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Government information and archives
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
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