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Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025

Sponsored byRep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
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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.

Status timeline

Introduced 4/8/2025
  1. 9/17/2025
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. 9/16/2025, 2:50:45 PM
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. 9/16/2025, 2:50:44 PM
    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)
  4. 9/16/2025, 2:50:44 PM
    Passed/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)
  5. 9/16/2025, 2:44:36 PM
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4330)
  6. 9/15/2025, 4:40:09 PM
    At 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.
  7. 9/15/2025, 4:31:37 PM
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2721.
  8. 9/15/2025, 4:31:36 PM
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4286)
  9. 9/15/2025, 4:31:27 PM
    Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. 9/15/2025
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 230.
  11. 9/15/2025
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-274.
  12. 9/15/2025
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-274.
  13. 7/23/2025
    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  14. 7/23/2025
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  15. 7/3/2025
    Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
  16. 6/24/2025
    Subcommittee Hearings Held
  17. 4/22/2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  18. 4/8/2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  19. 4/8/2025
    Introduced in House
  20. 4/8/2025
    Introduced in House