S 1116

Summary

Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025 This bill provides that the provision of an urn or commemorative plaque does not prohibit an individual from receiving a headstone or marker or other burial benefits (i.e., interment at a national cemetery) from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under current law, individuals who request an urn or plaque do so in lieu of being furnished a headstone or burial benefit.

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Sen. Jim Banks [R-IN]

Cosponsors

2

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Introduced

2025-03-25

Latest action

2026-03-18: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee referrals

• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2026-03-18
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Hearings By (full committee) · 2025-12-10
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-03-25

Recent actions

• 2026-03-18: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• 2025-12-10: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
• 2025-03-25: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
• 2025-03-25: Introduced in Senate